Happy Thanksgiving

We left Pensacola on Tuesday November 20th and found a marina in Sandestin, FL.  Baytown Marina had a great location with numerous restaurants and a resort.  It was too bad we only spent an overnight there, as it looked like there was plenty of things to do, but we were on a mission to head east.  Wednesday November 21st we moved from Sandestin, FL to Panama City, FL.  This is where we purchased Southern Style 2 years ago and therefore officially crossed our wake and became "Gold Loopers".  It is also where Hurricane Michael came ashore and did quite a bit of damage.  There were no marinas open so we picked a little anchorage for the night. 

The pictures below show some of the destruction we saw in the area.  Our hearts go out to the people of the area.  It will be quite a long time to recover from this devastation.

Homes had windows blown out and roof damage all around us.

Trees were stripped bear of leaves and blown over

There were also boats of all sizes that were half sunken or washed ashore.

In spite of the destruction, we had a pretty sunset at our anchorage in Panama City.

Thanksgiving Day we pulled up anchor and were continuing east by 7:15 AM.  We pulled up to the city docks in Apalachicola around 3:00 PM and I fired up the stove and began our meal.  I had a smoked turkey to prepare and also made gravy, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and apple cobbler.  Seeing all the hurricane damage, we know we have so much to be thankful for.

Pengi dressed for the holiday in his red scarf and ready for turkey

This was our spot near the palm tree at the Apalachicola City Docks

They are ready for Christmas with their tree decorated with floats

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving with friends and family.