Day 159 – Friday, November 19, 2010
88° 05.512’ W
30° 34.063’ N
Dog River Marina in
Mobile Bay
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| Pelicans |
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| Mobile here we come! |
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| Mobile Harbor |
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| Mobile Harbor |
What a spectacular experience it was to enter
Mobile Bay! For over an hour we slowly dodged very large ocean going ships and newly loaded barges being pushed from the bay side docks into the river system! Old ships were in dry dock getting new life while new ships were being built at the water front. Oil rigs were being repaired as well as newly built. All in all there was a lot of activity going on with boats, tugs and ships moving in every direction. Once past the shipping harbor we entered
Mobile Bay a large open bay that stretches for miles in every direction. The routes are marked very carefully because the water depth is shallow and if out of the channel the boat will run aground. Another problem is the tide! You need to know what is going on or you will be on the bottom without enough water to float your boat!
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| Mobile Harbor |
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| Mobile Harbor |
Barb and I followed our friends into Dog River Marina where they will have some minor repairs made to their boats. We may stay here for up to four nights before crossing the Bay to a town called Fairhope. At this point in time were dragging our feet and killing time before placing our boat in a marina and returning home for the holidays.
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| Mobile Harbor |
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| Mobile Harbor |
Chris and Bruce were at this marina less than 24 hours ago and had an electrical problem checked as well as his props changed. Last I heard they were moving quickly to get across the gulf and store their boat before returning home.
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| Entering Mobile Bay |
The six of us bowered the courtesy car and drove into
Mobile for dinner. Dinner was good and a good time was had by all.
