We are still at Bay Point Marina waiting for the Gulf of Mexico to calm down enough for us to make our crossing to either Tarpon Springs or Clearwater. Fred spends time each morning and evening on three different wind and weather sites looking for that perfect (or at this point just slightly less than perfect) weather window. The past few days have seen 25 to 30 knot winds and 9 to 11 foot waves out on the Gulf – these are conditions that no one should be out in. Our ideal crossing weather would be wind less than 10 knots and waves less than 2 feet. We were tracking what looked like a good window for either Wednesday or Thursday, but now we’re not so sure. We keep telling ourselves that we are not on any type of schedule and that we can just wait for the right weather. Unfortunately the longer you stay in one spot, the more frustrated you get with not moving and the more likely you are to venture out in less than great conditions.
In between the rain showers here in Panama City Beach, we have been able to explore the whole Bay Point Resort complex on bikes. This complex is extremely large and includes not only the marina but two 18 hole golf courses (one a Jack Nicklaus design), four restaurants, three hotel/timeshare buildings (by Marriott, Wyndham and Holiday Inn), condominiums, villas and private homes.
John and Rita from Brandy IV have joined us again. They rented a car yesterday and we went with them to the Pier Park outdoor mall and did a bit of shopping and took in a movie.
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