Pensacola - Fort Walton Beach and 10 Miles North of Panama City

Our last day in Pensacola was a treat.  We walked more than 8 miles around town.  We started by visiting Joe Patti's.  Joe Patti's is a landmark in Pensacola and is recognized as a premier destination for foodies all over the world. In the early 1930's Anna & Joe Patti started selling fish from their front porch on Devillier's Street.  Joe's philosophy was to sell the highest quality fish at a fair price. The Mahi Mahi we bought there was outstanding!

That evening we went to The Five Sister's Blues Cafe.  What a delight. The restaurant is built on some of Pensacola's deepest history.  For decades, the intersection where it is located was the epicenter of African American business and social life. It became the hub for the blues. Gussie's Record Shop was the original tenet and WBOP radio station was nearby.  The founder of the restaurant opened to pay homage to the rich blues history and to the recipes of his mother Jeanette and her sisters Cora, Sara, Dorothy and Margaret - The Five Sisters.

I had Aunt Sara's Southern Fried Chicken - and it was the best I have ever eaten! Don had Shrimp and Grits served over Crawfish Etouffee and cleaned his plate!  Gene Labbe and the Reverberators were playing great Cajun music.

Saturday, we went 42 miles and anchored near Fort Walton Beach.  We finally got the tender down and cruised over to a sandy beach and got in the water!  We anchored just off the shipping channel, so it was pretty busy well into the night - with the barges being the most excitement!

Easter Sunday, we went almost 60 miles and anchored just shy of Panama City.  That cruise included a long stretch of canal that was pretty boring. The only thing interesting was the (2) derelict boats and a group of sunbathers that drove their buggy down the dune to have some beach time.


Prop from largest boat Joe owned
Take a number and wait your turn






Is it NSA or some kind of Air Force communications?
Cady Girl at Sunset
Petroleum Barge passing by with rising moon
Wreck #1
Wreck #2
Beaching it!
Clear green water



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