We were up early this morning for my area kickoff call for work and then headed out across the rough Choctawhatchee Bay. Our plan today was to visit St. Andrews State Park. The 
Saint Andrews State Park spans the St Andrews inlet and includes Shell Island and the lower Grand Lagoon. After lunch, we anchored out and took our dinghy into shore and walked along the beautiful white sand looking for shells. The sea oats were 
swaying in the breeze, and the sea gulls lined up facing the wind like a like platoon of soldiers in formation. We
walked up the planked board walk to see Panama Beach down the gulf shore from 
the park. There was a shallow area inside the sea wall for swimming and just beyond it the fishermen fished the back side of the rocks. 
We just wished it had been 20 
degrees warmer. I walked in the water for a while – why else would you be at the beach?
We saw an interesting floating raft as we anchored the boat and speculated on
what it was. It contained several cages and was tied to a permanent mooring ball. We didn’t know if it was for catching crabs or for diving with sharks! On our way back to the boat, we circled around it to check it out. There was a snowy white egret strutting across the back and a large brown pelican perched 
on the top. Turns out it was a floating bait shop and the cages on the sides entrapped the small fish that were for sale – just call VHF channel 11!
We saw some porpoises as we left the park to cruise out to find our anchorage for the night. There were a couple of other boats in the Pearl Bayou, but plenty
of room for us. The water is very still here and mirrors the other boats.
Saint Andrews State Park spans the St Andrews inlet and includes Shell Island and the lower Grand Lagoon. After lunch, we anchored out and took our dinghy into shore and walked along the beautiful white sand looking for shells. The sea oats were 
swaying in the breeze, and the sea gulls lined up facing the wind like a like platoon of soldiers in formation. We
walked up the planked board walk to see Panama Beach down the gulf shore from 
the park. There was a shallow area inside the sea wall for swimming and just beyond it the fishermen fished the back side of the rocks. 
We just wished it had been 20 
degrees warmer. I walked in the water for a while – why else would you be at the beach?We saw an interesting floating raft as we anchored the boat and speculated on
what it was. It contained several cages and was tied to a permanent mooring ball. We didn’t know if it was for catching crabs or for diving with sharks! On our way back to the boat, we circled around it to check it out. There was a snowy white egret strutting across the back and a large brown pelican perched 
on the top. Turns out it was a floating bait shop and the cages on the sides entrapped the small fish that were for sale – just call VHF channel 11!We saw some porpoises as we left the park to cruise out to find our anchorage for the night. There were a couple of other boats in the Pearl Bayou, but plenty
of room for us. The water is very still here and mirrors the other boats. 
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