The Gulf of Mexico Crossing

Our actual cruise as depicted in the Nebo app 

Today we cruised from Carrabelle, FL to Clearwater, FL across the Gulf of Mexico for 178 statute miles. BTW, Mr. Navy Guy Dave is upset because I didn’t use 155 nautical miles to tell you how far we went 🙉 . 

The farthest from land that we were today was 50 miles. That’s a new record for us. Unfortunately, we had 3 ft. + waves on our port beam. Which means that 3 ft. or higher waves kept pounding on our left side. When this happens, I get seasick. However, at home in Connecticut, we either don’t go out in that kind of weather, or it’s a short trip. Today was an eleven  and a half hour cruise.  I don’t feel well even now. 

We started this trip at 4:26 am. Which means Fred was up at 3:00 am, Dave was up at 4:00 am, and I was up at 3:30 am. We left in pitch black. The channel markers out of Carrabelle were flashing in either green or red depending on the side of the channel they mark. Dave shone a spotlight on the markers to keep Fred in the channel. And Captain Dave earned his keep when he questioned why Fred had the boat out of the channel. Oh, and it was 38 degrees. There was a frost warning there last night. 😰




And since we were outside by about 4:15 am, 
we got some good sunrise pictures. 




Here we are in our gear including headsets.
And Dave was shining the spotlight so Fred could see
to get out of the channel safely and into the Gulf. 

And look!  The Gulf water is deep blue with white foam. 👏🏻

But it was not calm. I was seasick for most of the trip - 11 hrs. 
And Dave took over while Fred and Deb rested.

Now we need to get a good night’s rest so we can move again tomorrow. 😴 

Comments

  1. BrickDecember 2, 2021 at 6:51 PM

    Looking at the dolphins- so cool! I believe we’re not in the Mississippi River any longer, Toto!

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