We all pulled out of Houma around 8:00 AM after waiting for a long tow to go by. After several debates on where to stay in Lafitte, Josh talked to a developer and he said we could use his canal. The only problem was that he did not tell us …
10/22/2012 – Monday – Houma play day
What a great town! We started off heading over to the Hospital around 8:00 AM for breakfast and free Wi-Fi. After that, some of us unloaded our bikes and road all over town exploring. We found a hardware store for Barry that is …
10/21/2012 – Sunday – Berwick to Houma, mile 57
We all headed out at 7:30 AM after a sleepless night of being slammed against the bulkhead from wave action, ship horns, railroad bridge telephone ringing and railroad trains. We went straight through the Bayou Boeuf Locks at 8:00 AM – gates were…
The Great Rivers Part 3: Heading Home
Day 1: Green Turtle to Panther Bay: We have enjoyed our three days here at Green Turtle Bay. It is a great marina with wonderful facilities and restaurants. This morning we say goodbye to the multitude of looper boats still here. Most will also be heading south in the next few days. Today is a […]
10/20/2012 – Saturday – Shell Morgan Landing to Berwick Public Dock, mile 95
At 7:00 AM we were all on our way! The ICW was full of lily pads so we got to play “dodge the lilies” most of the morning. We did get to see a raccoon swimming across the ICW and floating multiple “man caves”(see pictures below).&nb…
Color Harmony
Falls colors are nothing if not color harmony – artistically and psychologically. Cool mornings, crunching leaves under one’s step, light more yellow now and lower in the sky mark advancing life cycles. It’s the color, whether the stronger palette of New England’s hills or the more muted one in the Smokies, that we take as […]
Oct. 28 – Miss Liberty
Happy 126th Anniversary Miss Liberty! Definitely one of the highlights of our trip this summer was the sight of the Statue of Liberty standing tall in the harbor and being able to anchor just behind her in Liberty Park. Not too many people…
10/19/2012 – Friday – Mermentau River to Intracoastal City (Shell Morgan Landing), mile 160
Whoo Hoo!!!!! 7:00 AM, Teak peed on the pad again! She held it for another 24 hours before she would use the pad. Stubborn dog! All Seven of us headed out of the Mermentau at 7:30 AM and six of us arrived Shell Morgan Landing at…
10/18/2012 – Thursday – Lake Charles to the Mermentau River, mile 202
All seven of us headed out from the Lake Charles marina around 7:30 AM and six of us arrived at the Mermentau River anchorage around 3:30 PM. Stardust arrived before us, scoped the area out and provided us with information. We had light com…
Pic O’ the Day
More Fall ColorWe really miss cruising the river this time of year.Our friends Clayton and Deanna, aboard Tivoli, are in the middle of all this right now. Plying the waters of the Tennessee and gazing at all this beautiful fall scenery. Hope they…
