Hi Y'all,
I'm not going to say sorry for the delay this go round. Seems that we have to be on line to blog, instead of typing and then importing. Oh well we'll get her done. Left Dauphin Island early with wave action again. So, we tucked behind D&D which made it a little easier.
Made it to Orange Beach around 1 pm and meet up with Clyde (long time friend of D&D). Lu started washing clothes while Dickey went get supper(fresh oysters), Mike and Dixie washed off the topside of the boats to remove the salt. Later on we were invited to another long time friend of D&D, Margaret and Buddy Long. We were treated to supper which consists of fresh raw oysters, fried oysters and Ling (cobia) along with sides. Our desserts were orange rolls and Orange beach pie. (another version of key lime pie). You see Margaret is an historian. She has written, "The best place to be The story of Orange Beach Alabama". They are also big Alburn fans and here I come with my LSU wine glass. Had a really great time and hopefully will see them again on the way back. Had an interesting ride back to ChrisJen, but this is Dixie's story and need to get permission to tell. Hopefully in our next blog we will back track to tell it. The next day Mike and I went to Wal Mart and West Marine to get supplies and do a few more projects. Dixie rented a car to head back home to her grandsons graduation. Bed time was at 11:30. We decided to head to Navarre Beach the next morning.
Not to much to tell on this day, just made it to Navarre Beach. We are having fond memories of our family vacation that we had September '09 here. We found a hole that we were able to anchor in close to shore. We enjoyed the sunset then hit the sack. Woke up on sand, no problem, Mike started the engine and motored off. We are heading to Destin.
Made it to Destin around 11:00am. Anchored in Destin Harbor. had boats all around us. We dropped the dinghy and motored to shore, went eat and walk around a bit. We'll waite for D&D to catch up in the next few days. To bed at 8:30 pm.
We played lazy today, napped on and off. Did not take a dinghy ride to shore. Bed early. woke up this morning on a mission to buy groceries. Dinghed to shore and meet this guy named Russell. In talking to him, he stated he knew where Kaplan was. (shocked). Come to find out he went hunting with Greg Girouard from Kaplan, so Mike called Ernest Girouard, whom he worked with at the research station. Come to find out Greg is his brother. (small world). We walked to Target and Winn Dixie. Just as we were loading the dinghy here comes a small thunderstorm. Did not last but maybe 20 seconds, but they were big drops. Stayed cloudy all day. Took another ride to the jetties and Crab Island. More fond memories, this is where we would vacation when the girls were growing up. We noticed a sailboat ashore on its side pass the jetties. We didn't remember seeing it there when we came snorkeling in September. We went eat at Harry T's, so we asked our waiter (Mike) if that was just an attraction or was that a mishap. He said it was real and happened in June '09. Strange we didn't notice it on our vacation. Oh well. Lu ate chicken salad croissant and Mike ate fried oysters. Time to head to ChrisJen and get some rest.
Woke up early, watched the sunrise and wade anchor at 7:20am, then to East pass heading to the ICW. Long slow day today, made East bay and Sun HarborMarina at 4:30pm. next to Hathaway Bridge, Panama City. Docked the boat and headed to wash clothes. Met Gary and Jan, sat and chatted awhile. Then headed in for the night.
I'm not going to say sorry for the delay this go round. Seems that we have to be on line to blog, instead of typing and then importing. Oh well we'll get her done. Left Dauphin Island early with wave action again. So, we tucked behind D&D which made it a little easier.
Made it to Orange Beach around 1 pm and meet up with Clyde (long time friend of D&D). Lu started washing clothes while Dickey went get supper(fresh oysters), Mike and Dixie washed off the topside of the boats to remove the salt. Later on we were invited to another long time friend of D&D, Margaret and Buddy Long. We were treated to supper which consists of fresh raw oysters, fried oysters and Ling (cobia) along with sides. Our desserts were orange rolls and Orange beach pie. (another version of key lime pie). You see Margaret is an historian. She has written, "The best place to be The story of Orange Beach Alabama". They are also big Alburn fans and here I come with my LSU wine glass. Had a really great time and hopefully will see them again on the way back. Had an interesting ride back to ChrisJen, but this is Dixie's story and need to get permission to tell. Hopefully in our next blog we will back track to tell it. The next day Mike and I went to Wal Mart and West Marine to get supplies and do a few more projects. Dixie rented a car to head back home to her grandsons graduation. Bed time was at 11:30. We decided to head to Navarre Beach the next morning.
Not to much to tell on this day, just made it to Navarre Beach. We are having fond memories of our family vacation that we had September '09 here. We found a hole that we were able to anchor in close to shore. We enjoyed the sunset then hit the sack. Woke up on sand, no problem, Mike started the engine and motored off. We are heading to Destin.
Made it to Destin around 11:00am. Anchored in Destin Harbor. had boats all around us. We dropped the dinghy and motored to shore, went eat and walk around a bit. We'll waite for D&D to catch up in the next few days. To bed at 8:30 pm.
We played lazy today, napped on and off. Did not take a dinghy ride to shore. Bed early. woke up this morning on a mission to buy groceries. Dinghed to shore and meet this guy named Russell. In talking to him, he stated he knew where Kaplan was. (shocked). Come to find out he went hunting with Greg Girouard from Kaplan, so Mike called Ernest Girouard, whom he worked with at the research station. Come to find out Greg is his brother. (small world). We walked to Target and Winn Dixie. Just as we were loading the dinghy here comes a small thunderstorm. Did not last but maybe 20 seconds, but they were big drops. Stayed cloudy all day. Took another ride to the jetties and Crab Island. More fond memories, this is where we would vacation when the girls were growing up. We noticed a sailboat ashore on its side pass the jetties. We didn't remember seeing it there when we came snorkeling in September. We went eat at Harry T's, so we asked our waiter (Mike) if that was just an attraction or was that a mishap. He said it was real and happened in June '09. Strange we didn't notice it on our vacation. Oh well. Lu ate chicken salad croissant and Mike ate fried oysters. Time to head to ChrisJen and get some rest.
Woke up early, watched the sunrise and wade anchor at 7:20am, then to East pass heading to the ICW. Long slow day today, made East bay and Sun HarborMarina at 4:30pm. next to Hathaway Bridge, Panama City. Docked the boat and headed to wash clothes. Met Gary and Jan, sat and chatted awhile. Then headed in for the night.
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