Pensecola - Panama City

Pics - Hugh Power Cat behind Summertime in Palafax Marina belongs to the Lamar Advertising owners family. I have no ideal what that big tower is, if you do please let me know. View from the pool at the Boardwalk Hotel. Friends we met at AJ's.

We made it to Pensacola from Pass Christian in 4 1/2 hours to Palofox Marina (downtown Pensacola) where Ron the harbor master greeted us. Our friend Bill Berg arrived at the marina that evening. We went for pizza & drinks. Next morning we went on to Destin at Harborwalk Marina. It's basically a party & shopping strip with lots of commercial fishing & pleasure charters going in & out. This made it a little rough in the marina.

The people were so friendly at the Boardwalk. We hung out at the hotel pool and AJ's Bar. Karen managed to get a ride to the grocery from two ladies that we met at AJ's. We took a dingy ride to the beach and to a beautiful shallow area that people anchor boats and stand out in the crystal clear water. We stayed a couple of nights at the Boardwalk Marina.

We left at 7am for Panama City, FL and Bay Point Marina. What a neat ride the Intercoastal is so different in this area. The sides are 20 plus feet high and all sandy. Bay Point Marina is very pretty and protected. When staying here you also have free shuttle service (Golf Carts) to the Marriott next door and the bar called Limes down a long pier out over the water.

Bill left in a cab for the airport today and we started catching up with our office work.

There is a lot of Sea Weed here. It is growing on the bottom around most of this area. When it dies or comes loose from the bottom and starts to rot it stinks. No fun to walk through either. They told us that when it dies off like this it stains the water. So the water is not that clear in the bays in Panama City right now. There is a lots of dead sea weed floating along the banks and in the bays.

We rented a car from Enterprise they pick you up drove around the city and had lunch at Margarettaville Cafe. It's at a neat mall with a long pier. Then we had a beer at Schooners a neat locals beach bar and did some shopping at Home Depot. We'll pick up some groceries and get ready to go on to Apalachicola today.