Great Loop

I've been reading a number of the Looper blogs and notices the various places (marinas, anchorages, restaurants, etc.) that they mention as good. Since it's likely that I'll only go that way once I thought I'd start a list of such places in this blog for future reference. Marinas

• Dog River Marina, Mobile Bay ship channel, wifi, West Marine, courtesy car
• Demopolis, Alabama, courtesy car, Wally World
• Fort Walton Beach, Fl, free dock
• Sarasota, FL, Marina Jack
• Marathon, FL, Boot Key Harbor
• Key West, FL, City Marina

Anchorages

• Ingrams Bayou, Alabama, seems to be ok but nothing special
• Ezell's Fish Camp, Alabama,
• Three Rivers Lake, Alabama,
• Cape Haze, FL
• Fort Myers Beach, FL
• Indian Key, FL
• Shark RIver, FL

Restaurants

• Dick Russell's, Mobile Bay Ship channel, BBQ
• Ezell's Fish Camp, Alabama,
• Staff's Restaurant, Fort Walton Beach
• Panama City, FL, Bayou Joe’s, home of the Trashburger
• Key West, FL
• Mallory Square – many entertainers, including jugglers, musicians, and our favorite, The Cat Man
• Shore Cinema for Thursday night movies
• All you can eat grouper fingers at Harvey’s Run-a-ground
• All you can eat crab legs at the Half Shell Raw Bar
• Walked up and down Duval Street to see the shops and people watch – we did spot Elvis several times
• Ate at New York Pizza – giant calzones, and all you can eat breakfast for $1.99
• Ate all you can eat seafood at Capt. Mario’s
• Great Cuban restaurants – Sandy’s and El Siboney
• Yummy Cobb salad at Fogarty’s
• Ate breakfast at our favorite restaurant in Key West, Blue Heaven
• Supper at Kelly’s – owned by Kelly McGillis, and the old Pan Am Airlines building
• Breakfast at Two Friends (great omlets)
• lunch at Chango Loco (crazy monkey, great Mexican place)
• Fat Tuesday’s for the obligatory frozen drinks
• And finally, a trip to KW would not be complete without going to Margaritaville and getting a Cheeseburger in Paradise!!!!!!

Sites

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Cities

• Demapolis, Al
• Fort Walton Beach, FL
• Panama City, FL
• Apalachicola, FL
• Carabelle, FL, depart to cross Gulf
• Tarpon Springs, FL, Sponge Capital of the World
• Sarasota, FL, Ringling circus site
• Marathon, FL