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Day 12 or 13?

Destin, United States


OMG!! My internet connection stinks! Sorry Ive had a hard time getting a connection today. We ar currently in Destin, Florida. LAT 30 23 LONG 086 30. We are on night 2 day 3, not because we like it a lot here, but because we are waiting on a generator part. We arrived yesterday in Destin around 3:00 PM It was a choppy ride with 3 to 4 foot seas and 10 to 15 mph winds. We were able to maintain about 6.5 knots on the 5 hour sail from Pensacola. We ordered a part for the generator which arrived, but we found it was the wrong part. Winds were not in our favor, so we decided to order another part next day air and wait for it. The part arrived this AM, we were excited to get moving, but as we tried to turn on the main engines we found that their batteries were out of juice. Clark is off to buy new batteries while I wait in the A/C. This place is beautiful, and if you like to fish its the place to be. In the AM the harbor rumbles with the sound of charter boats getting geared up and ready to head out to the Gulf. Where we are anchored there are few boats so we are what the tourist rentals come out to see. All day long it is a constant flow of parasail, glass bottom, snorkel, dolfin watch, pontoon boats, and jetskis. This is rental world here!!!! Also, many of you have been concerned about pirates. We did see some. They are a lot easier to spot than you might think. The Blue Angels are stationed near here and paractice everyday. Tomorrow and Saturday there is a Blue Angels show, so we are headed to Pensacola to jockey a good place to anchor and watch the show.

permalink written by  mhaleyrn on July 8, 2009 from Destin, United States
from the travel blog: Sailing The Gulf
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Glad to hear from you. Guess you know how hot it is and has been here. Yesterday 105 and today 102 no relief in sight!! Love you'll

permalink written by  Ginger Perkins on July 9, 2009

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