Anchored in West Bay at Breakfast Point (near Panama City)

Fog in Chochtawhatchee Bay

   The picture above gives you an idea of the cruising conditions today.  We traveled through fog soup (40ft visibility)!  The weather said light fog and light rain in morning.  After pulling out of our marina, we cruised to the first bridge, with serious fog the whole way, then rain!  So, we went under the bridge and turned south to pull into Legendary Marina, where they offered safe dockage until the fog lifted.(thanks guys!!)  At 11am, the fog completely lifted, so we set off again toward Panama City (we had 60 miles to go today).  We had clear weather while in the Bay, but just as we approached the narrow passage to West Bay, the fog set in again.  We got through the first 1/3 of the canal, then we had fog again!  With only about 40ft visibility, we cruised slowly.  Once through the canal, we entered West Bay and decided we had had it for the day!!  Enough fog!  So, we saw on ActiveCaptain (a website we use extensively to find marinas and anhorages), someone had posted a good anchorage off Breakfast Point, an area off the main channel with really good depths.  So, we will probably be here for the night, as Panama City Marina (our destination) says that the fog is thick there as well.  We have only 15 miles to go, so hopefully tomorrow, when the fog clears, we can finish our journey.    (P.S. This is our 3rd day traveling in fog - not fun, but thank G'd for radar!)

Miles traveled today:  46nm

Total miles traveled:  993nm

Total cruising days: 13