We decided to celebrate the end of summer by going scalloping at St Joseph Bay for the Labor Day Weekend. We cleared the St Andrews Pass around 9 am and set the Autopilot for a run east along the coast about 2 miles offshore.It was a beutifuel morning barely a wind ripple. We were escorted by dolphins for most of the 4 hour trip. There were several sea turtles and even a sailfish.
On a day like this you really appreciate how lucky we are.
As we approached St. Joseph Bay we made the turn at the tip of Cape San Blas and entered the bay. We set a course for Port St Joe Marina where we would be staying for our adventure.
We decided to check out Downtown Port St Joe which is within walking distance. We had dinner at Pepper's a Mexican restaurant. The food was very good and the drinks were cold. Huge Margaritas.
We settled in for an early night for our scallop hunt in the morning.
We anchored near Black Island in an area where some of the locals told us to try. Since it was the second to last weekend of scallop season there where alot of empty shells. We did get a few scallops. The warm water and the sun made it an excellant way to spend the day.
We were visited by some friends from our marina in Panama CIty. There dinghy motor wouldn't start so they had to paddle over from there boat. They decided right then they need a new motor. We all sat on the sundeck and had a few drinks until the sun started to set so we headed back to the Port St Joe Marina.
We were visited by some friends from our marina in Panama CIty. There dinghy motor wouldn't start so they had to paddle over from there boat. They decided right then they need a new motor. We all sat on the sundeck and had a few drinks until the sun started to set so we headed back to the Port St Joe Marina.
We never cease to be amazed by the sunsets we see on the water. Makes us wish we had done this years ago.
In the morning we headed back to Panama City. It was even calmer then when we came over.
