Our trip from Raleigh to Panama City Beach, FL to pick up Southern Style went very well. We drove about half way on Sunday night and stayed on the Florida / Georgia boarder in Kingsland, GA. On Monday we finished the 11-hour drive and arrive in Panama City at 1:00pm. Gail and I made short work of unpacking the car. We then ran over to the grocery store to provision for the trip and then the previous owner was very kind to take us over to the rental car return so we could drop off the car.
Once back aboard, we get our things settled in and spent some time with the previous owner going over systems and generally getting acquainted with the boat. Tom and Donna have been so helpful and welcoming to us during the entire purchase process. They had the boat washed before our arrival and they also had a bottle of Champaign on ice to celebrate the new boat. Gail and I can't say enough good things about them. They certainly made the entire process a real pleasure. We know we will remain in contact with them for many years to come.
This morning (Tuesday 2/2/16) the weather Gods did not smile down upon us. The wind is blowing and the waves are up and it has generally been a grey and ugly day. There is no chance for us to make the crossing from the panhandle over to Clearwater, FL, a trip of approximately 180 or so miles. What is worse, the forecast for the next 5 days is just as bad. Seas are expected to be 4 to 6 feet with wave heights up to 8 feet until Saturday. It doesn't look like we will be going anywhere anytime soon.
On the bright side, we did move the boat from behind Tom's house and we stopped at Panama City Municipal Marina today to top off the fuel tanks. I paid $1.67 per gallon. That has got to be the best price I have ever paid in all of my years running boats. When you have a 1,300-gallon fuel tank, that really helps.
Stay tuned... I have a feeling you are going to see a lot of food pictures over the next few days.
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