Thought I would just check in and give a little rundown on where and why. Currently sitting in Port St. Joe, Fl. Waiting out another damn front. Has been a very strange trip so far, even though haven't made many miles. Got almost blown away first night out, then sat up waiting on weather for a couple of days in Biloxi. Then took somewhat of a beating getting across Mobile Bay, but was a fast trip. Made right at 80 miles that day, and then sat another couple of days, again waiting on weather. Now in Port St. Joe, again waiting on weather. The trip here, offshore from Pensacola was even strange. Started out dead calm, then some breeze, then more wind, then more wind, then dead calm again. Longest it has ever taken me to cross that little 100 mile stretch. Over 30 hours, and motored the last 20 some miles. Currently offshore is 25 knots or so, with seas around 10 feet in places, according to the weather bouys. Forecast calls for some improvement by Wednesday, but now I'm beginning to get gunshy with all these fronts back to back to back. Now considering cutting across to Tampa, then hopping down the coast, and across to the Tortugas and then to Isla Mujeras, instead of heading straight across the gulf from here. Did not expect spring weather to be anywhere near perfect, but did not expect it to be this screwed up either. Got a pic from my son in Dallas yesterday, a couple of inches of snow in his yard. Certainly a good thing there are no time constraints so don't have to worry bout making any place by a certain time.
