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Day 27 Friday January 26, 2007 Mile 1550 N25 17.010 W80 22.027 Anchored at Little Card Point Bridge south of Biscayne Bay near Key Largo, FL. Had to go into town and get supplies today can't remember the name of the town. Had a little excitement last night park ranger came by about 9:00...

Day 26 Thursday January 25,2007--Mile 1488 N26° 04.875 W080° 06.735 Rained on us some last night. Been slow going today because of manatee zones. We are tied off at a nice public dock for the night in Ft. Lauderdale unless they ask us to move. We ate lunch at a very nice restaurant in Palm...

Day 25 Wednesday January 24, 2007 Mile 1408 N27 06.743 W80 08.567 Anchored about 5 miles south of Stuart, FL. on the ICW. Had a great day. Well we finally got to the Atlantic. Plans tomorrow are to head south towards Key West. The Adventures of Bill and Ed aboard The C-Dory "Falcon"...

Day 24 Tuesday January 23,2007--Mile 1323 N26° 49.879 W081° 05.430 We are tied off for the night at a dock at the City Park in Moore Haven, FL. Spent the afternoon, had a very nice meal and visit with Bill & Sylvia Parolari (very good friends) who live in Moore Haven. They were getting...

Day 23-Monday, January 22, 2007--Mile 1259 N26 34.097 W81 55.314 Anchored at Cape Canal Bridge in Ft. Myers, FL. on the Caloosahatchee River. Found a real nice marina and restaurant at noon. Plans tomorrow are to enter Lake Okeechobee weather permitting. The Adventures of Bill and Ed...

Day 22 Sunday January 21,2007--Mile 1203 N26° 55.076 W082° 21.246 We are anchored at Eaglewood Beach about 45 miles from Fort Myers, FL. Stopped at a marina in Sarasota, FL. for supplies this morning. Planning on making it to Ft. Myers tomorrow and turning towards Lake Okeechobee weather...

Day 21-Saturday, January 20, 2007--Mile 1155 N27 26.346 W82 40.627 Anchored at Longboat Key south of Tampa Bay. Several other boats anchored in the same waters. This must be a good spot for so many others to anchor here, also. We found a few marinas but were ratty looking. Ed is doing...

Day 20 Friday January 19,2007--Mile 1085 N28° 10.621 W082° 47.357 We are anchored on the Anclote River in Tarpor Springs, FL. with three sailboats and two larger boats. A public park and docks are near but no one using them. Ed was feeling better today no sickness. We should have smooth...

Day 19-Thursday, January 18, 2007--Mile 953 N29 40.127 W83 23.317 The night was a little rough waves rocked the boat all night. Anchored at Sea Haven Marina at Steinhatchee, FL. Got a room for the night. Ed got a little seasick crossing over today. There were times we couldn't see land...

Day 18 Wednesday January 17,2007--Mile 862 N29° 47.029 W084° 39.012 We are anchored at Dog Island east of Apalachicola. Finally, got away from Apalachicola about 3:00 PM this afternoon. The only thing bent was the propeller. Got a new one put on and runs great. Have been watching the...

Day 14-Saturday, January 13, 2007--Mile N W Had a little trouble in cut off heading to Apalachicola. Hit something in the water and bent propeller. Had to find shallow water, put on bathing suit and change it out. Anchored in Weflings slip at City Marina in...

Day 13 Friday January 12,2007--Mile 776.5 N30° 06.390 W085° 36.300 We are anchored south of Highway 98 just outside of Panama City. Plans for tomorrow are to head to Apalachicola weather permitting. The Adventures of Bill and Ed aboard The C-Dory "Falcon". Bill and Brenda Russell

Day 12-Thursday, January 11, 2007--Mile 699 N30 23.973 W86 35.237 Anchored at Fort Walton Beach tonight. Had a great day. The Adventures of Bill and Ed aboard The C-Dory "Falcon". Bill and Brenda Russell

Day 11 Wednesday January 10,2007--Mile 633 N30° 18.488 W087° 34.923 We are anchored in Wolf Bay off the ICW near Gulf Shores, AL. Plans for tomorrow are to head to Fort Walton Beach weather permitting. The Adventures of Bill and Ed aboard The C-Dory "Falcon". Bill and Brenda Russell

Day 10-Tuesday, January 9, 2007--Mile ??? Arrived at Dauphin Island about 4:00 P. M. Checked in at Gulf Breeze Motel for the night. Can't wait to take showers. Our plans are to head over to the ICW tomorrow and have lunch at Lulu"s. The Adventures of Bill and Ed aboard The C-Dory...

Day 9-Monday January 8,2007--Mile 474-- N30° 01.110 W089° 53.522 We are anchored 15 miles east of New Orleans, LA on the ICW. Headed toward Dophin Island tomorrow. If anyone has advice on weather or waves let us know and I will pass it on to Bill & Ed. The Adventures of Bill and Ed aboard...

Day 8-Sunday, January 7, 2007--Mile 387 N29° 35.935 W090° 42.706 Ran into a few showers this morning. We are anchored to a very nice park dock in Houma, LA. for the night. Not to far from New Orleans, LA. We expect to make it to New Orleans, LA. sometime in the morning. The Adventures of...

Day 7--Saturday January 6,2007--Mile 289-- N30° 21.760 W091° 38.352 Had a little excitement Friday night tied off to the willow branch. A drift log hit side of boat during night. Anchored south of I 20 bridge on a sandbar on the Atchapachia River heading to Morgan City, LA tomorrow. The...

Day 6-Friday, January 5, 2007--Mile 195--5:15 PM N31° 16.558 W091° 56.677 Finally got away from Colfax, LA. about 7:00 AM. We got fuel and supplies in Alexandria, LA. We are tied off to a willow branch on the Red River as sandbars are not visible because of high water. The Adventures of...

Day 5--Thursday January 4,2007--Mile 119-- N31° 31.522 W092° 43.504 Tied off at boat ramp in Colfax, LA. Have been here since Tuesday due to weather. Hope things will be so we can launch tomorrow and head south to Alexandria, LA. The Adventures of Bill and Ed aboard The C-Dory "Falcon"...