Great Loop: Apalachicola - I'm Back in the Trawler Again....
Gulf Intra-Coastal Waterway East of Panama City January 13th, 2022 To paraphrase Gene Autry... I'm back in the trawler again Out where a friend is a friend Where the harbor porpoise blow And we don't mind going slow Back in the trawler again..... Can you tell we are excited to be back on the water? Yep, we could hardly wait to get started. With all our projects complete, we had no excuses for staying in port. Time to resume our voyage of discovery. Water was topped off prior to leaving Bristol Harbor. We departed our slip at 7 am to a wonderfully calm day with no breeze, glass like water, and a glorious sunrise. First order of business was to call the Massalina Bayou Drawbridge to get an opening, so we could gain entry to the bay on which Panama City sits proudly. We passed by an already active commercial fish dock, with seagulls already circling and squawking as if to herald our departure. The noise only buoyed our mode. Boldly Any Marie ...