The Retirement Wake on S/V Imagine

So far this has been such a awesome transition for us.  We spent a few days at St. Andrews Marina in Panama City Fl..  Very nice marina with good facilities. The staff were very friendly and helpful while we stayed there.  The bathrooms are clean and pretty nice.  It is just a bit of a walk to the facilities from the transient docks. We were lucky some great friends of ours have there boat there also and they had a rental car.  This is a big deal for cruisers to have a free ride! We made a run to West Marine to get some parts to fix a item that broke while making the trip from Galveston, Tx.  Also, we made a quick run to Wal-Mart to get some provisions before we headed back to the marina. My brother and his wife brought us my water-maker I had forwarded to his address in the Destin area.  We had a good visit with them and my niece and nephew also.  We went out to a local restaurant for a bite to eat.  The one thing is there are several local restaurants within walking distance f

Imagine has actually cut the lines!  We have made the jump! Living the Life! #Cruisinglife, #liveaboard, #USVI and all the other hashtags and catch phrases there is. Carol and I have worked hard to get to this next adventure in our life. The friends we have made in Texas are friendships that will last a lifetime.  We will truly miss their company, but the friendship will live on while we share our adventures with them.   Imagine found a weather window between Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma to move to Florida. There are some alternate routes built into if ole Irma decides to change paths and mess things up.  We take weather seriously, but you have to move on so you plan for what you know, and what you do not know.  Guess what?  We used one of our plans to stop to wait out upcoming weather.  The wind switched more E to NE  which is the way we were going.  The wind picked up to 23 kts max with sustained in the high teens.  The waves were 4-6 ft with a few that would get a bit bi