On our way. Apalachicola river is swampy, beautiful and full of alligators. JoAnn actually became fond of one little fella following his mom??? This is a woman who is terrified by a garter snake. Go Figure! Said he was qute but not enough to cuddle.
Great Escape at St Andrews Marina on St. Andrews Bay.
bridge on the intercostal waterway ( ICW )
Lake Wimico is a beautiful treat on the ICW but it is very shallow and you gotta stay in the narrow channel! This is not easy as the markers are very far apart, requireing binoculars to see them. We didn't go aground but did touch bottom in there. Scarry!
Panama City Bridge after crossing East Bay after comming out of Lake Wimico.
Saville Harbor is a wonderful stop in Pensicola Bay. The "Fish House Resturant" in the backround is a must while staying there.
Bear Point Marina's boat store at the gas dock. Bear Point is one of our favorite stops in Orange Beach on the ICW off of Perdido Bay. We've actually docked there 3 times over the years. Free coffee on the porch every morning and great people there.
Bear Point Marina. The porch at the store is called "the porch of knowledge" and no matter what the subject in the morning someone will proclaim to have all the answers. There is also a resturant called "Flippers".
LuLu's dock and resturant on the ICW is a favorite Orange Beach "hangout". LuLu is Jimmy Buffett's sister and he occasionaly makes unanouced appearences to play there. She also has a marina called "Home Port" next to the resturant that is a good "hurricane hole"
Cruising on down the ICW passed LuLu's and Bon Secour. Lower helm in the pilothouse of Great Escape.
Following two other boats leaving the ICW to enter Mobile Bay. Our goal was to get accrost and into the Tenn-Tom Bigbee waterway before the bad weather thats was predicted got to us.
Mobile Bay.
Shrimp boat in middle of the the Bay The next day when we continued the last 12 miles, the Bay was very rough with 4 to 5 foot waves. Normally we don't go when the seas are over 3 foot waves.
Tied up at the dock of Grand Mariner Marina on Dog River just south of Mobile. The goal was to leave early the next morning as the bad weather with "small craft warnings" had been issued for the a.m. The goal was to make it above Mobile (12 miles) to the Tenn-Tom Bigbee waterway to escape the heavy seas predicted. If we didn't go we would have to stay in Dog River for 2 weeks waiting out the storms. Our next blog will be remembering the Tenn-Tom Bigbee from Mobile Bay to Kentucky Lake on our way home to St. Louis.
Great Escape at St Andrews Marina on St. Andrews Bay. 
bridge on the intercostal waterway ( ICW )
Lake Wimico is a beautiful treat on the ICW but it is very shallow and you gotta stay in the narrow channel! This is not easy as the markers are very far apart, requireing binoculars to see them. We didn't go aground but did touch bottom in there. Scarry!
Bear Point Marina's boat store at the gas dock. Bear Point is one of our favorite stops in Orange Beach on the ICW off of Perdido Bay. We've actually docked there 3 times over the years. Free coffee on the porch every morning and great people there.
Bear Point Marina. The porch at the store is called "the porch of knowledge" and no matter what the subject in the morning someone will proclaim to have all the answers. There is also a resturant called "Flippers".
LuLu's dock and resturant on the ICW is a favorite Orange Beach "hangout". LuLu is Jimmy Buffett's sister and he occasionaly makes unanouced appearences to play there. She also has a marina called "Home Port" next to the resturant that is a good "hurricane hole"
Cruising on down the ICW passed LuLu's and Bon Secour. Lower helm in the pilothouse of Great Escape.
Following two other boats leaving the ICW to enter Mobile Bay. Our goal was to get accrost and into the Tenn-Tom Bigbee waterway before the bad weather thats was predicted got to us. 
Mobile Bay. 
Shrimp boat in middle of the the Bay The next day when we continued the last 12 miles, the Bay was very rough with 4 to 5 foot waves. Normally we don't go when the seas are over 3 foot waves.
Tied up at the dock of Grand Mariner Marina on Dog River just south of Mobile. The goal was to leave early the next morning as the bad weather with "small craft warnings" had been issued for the a.m. The goal was to make it above Mobile (12 miles) to the Tenn-Tom Bigbee waterway to escape the heavy seas predicted. If we didn't go we would have to stay in Dog River for 2 weeks waiting out the storms. Our next blog will be remembering the Tenn-Tom Bigbee from Mobile Bay to Kentucky Lake on our way home to St. Louis.
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