Captain’s Log

The Route: Gulf Coast
The Great Loop (Winter) Alison The Great Loop (Winter) Alison

The Route: Gulf Coast

We'll cover about 350 miles of Florida from Pensacola/Perdido Bay to Tarpon Springs on The Upper Gulf Coast. We can expect swampy marshland and beautiful wilderness terrain in The Big Bend/Nature Coast. In addition, the Florida Panhandle coastline offers protection through barrier islands with white sandy beaches.

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What a fun day with friends! We’ve been hanging out in the Potomac and been able to meet up with our friends in SV Ikigai a few times while here. Today we had fun looking for fossils. Tonight we tied up together at a free dock in Leonardtown!
Last night we walked to the White House. The view from the north side of the Ellipse is pretty disappointing (it’s all fence and you can’t get close), but once we got further away, we at least got some pictures. Then we went to see the Wo
We were able to see the comet a couple nights ago from our anchorage. Next time it *might* come around is 80,000 years! We also turned the furnace on the last couple of nights. It’s been in the low 40’s, and this made it nice and cozy in
We’ve been busy in DC! We went and saw some founding documents, then caught up with another boat family at the Air & Space Museum. On Saturday morning, we went to a great Farmers Market near The Wharf that reminded us of home. We loved the
Friday we needed a day to “chill” but on Saturday, we headed back out to the shuttle and took a ride back to the National Mall! This time it was all four of us. As we approached the Mall, we saw trucks gathering for an event and saw a ZFS
On Thursday we went to the zoo! One of the wonderful things about DC is the number of free places we can go. This lowers the pressure to spend all day and see everything. So the kids and I made trail mix and sandwiches and found the nearest metro hub

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