We are heading South towards the Florida Keys in the morning and will be anchoring out most of the time. Steve and I have had a nice time in Tarpon Springs. We went to a boat show in St. Petersburg which was fun but really cold. It has been raining a lot and the temperatures have been in the low 50's during the day. Burrrrrh....... We have spent the last couple of days with Steve's sister (Debbie) and her husband (Jerry) at their beautiful home with a very c...

We successfully crossed the Big Bend! This was the longest trip we've ever done. And it was the one we were the most worried about! Its about a 30 hr trip, so its a long overnighter. Pam and I have both done overnight trips, but not in our boat, so this was a first. We waited in Carrabelle for good weather for the crossing. We stayed at the Moorings marina. An excellant marina. Buddy is a dock master there. He's famous for helping pick out a good weather window ...