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05:30 - Woke up and took on fuel, heading for Sabine Pass.
12:00 - Found Aft bulkhead holding water, but not enough to cause
problems.
16:15 - Arrived Sabine Pass to find fuel docks closed at 16:00
19:30 - Went to eat at "Skeeters", Chicken fried Rib-Eye all round!
Meet a Coast Guard contact with charting information for us, very
helpful
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Day 3 Left Sabine Heading to Cypre Point Marina in Louisiana |
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06:30 - Woke to search for fuel, the public fuel dock doesn't open until
09:00.
07:15 - Installed new charting program and map details.
07:15 - Installed new Bilge in the aft compartment.
10:30 - Raining heavy, Headed to Vermillion Bay, LA and Cypre point
Marina.
17:15 - Entered Vermillion Bay behind some supply vessels and changed
heading to Inter-Coastal City.
20:00 - Finished Fueling at Tosoro and caught a Taxi to Blacks
restaurant in Abbeville, LA, Fantastic!
22:30 - After grocery shopping we secured the boat and went to sleep.
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Day 4 Started taking Pictures Heading to New Orleans from Inter-coastal
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06:30 - Left Inter-Coastal City heading for New Orleans.
16:30 - Fueled up in Algiers, La and ran through the locks to New
Orleans, it was still raining.
19:30 - Entered Lake Pontchatrain and the Municipal Marina.
23:45 - After all chores complete headed for Martigra!
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Day 5 Offshore of Louisiana Southeast Pass heading to Orange Beach, Al |
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6:00 - Got back to the boat from Martigra.
07:30 - Left the Marina heading for "?", just trying to get some
distance.
11:30 - Ended up out in the Gulf, don't ask.
14:30 - The weather is getting pretty bad, change coarse to Mobile Bay.
17:15 - Entered Mobile Bay, and set coarse for Orange Beach, AL.
Weather still very bad!
20:00 - Stopped at Bear Point Marina in Orange Beach, wind blowing 40+
knots.
20:30 - Ate at the Back Porch, Great food!
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Day 6 Offshore of Panama City, FL after leaving Orange Beach, AL |
Contemplating new USCG approved Sanitation System |
Testing new USCG approved
Sanitation System |
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07:15 - We left Orange Beach, AL all rested after the tough day yesterday.
09:30 - exited to the gulf through Pensacola for a nice run offshore
11:30 - Received a call from the Coast Guard about a sailboat that had
to be abandoned in the storm the day before. another vessel, we
recruited help from several fishing vessels and finally located it for
the USCG.
15:30 - Pulled into Bay Point Marina, it is a beautiful place!
21:30 - Went to dinner and had a few drinks on the town!
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Day 7 Offshore Arriving Clearwater, FL from Panama City, FL
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07:00 - Left Bay Point Marina after a night of rest, destination
Clearwater, FL.
07:30 - Gulf was a little choppy, 2 or 3 foot seas and light winds.
13:30 - Wind started blowing out of the East making for a better ride.
14:30 - Boring!
18:00 - Arrived Clearwater, Fl.
20:00 - Ate all you can eat snow crab at Cooter's, Great food Again!
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