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Getting ready, test

Doing last minute things on the boat, planning to head East Monday Feb 28,

Pictures from Boomtown to Houma

This strange looking tug is used for manouvering vessels or barges usually in harbor, it passed by us beforfe we left Boomtown Casino’s bulkhead. A very nice house in near Lafitte about 15 mile West of the Harvey LockThe “Chu Rouge”, complete with un P…

Boomtown Casino to Home

We left Boomtown at 7:30 this morning had a good trip back to the home slip in Houma. It did get quite windy during the morning and for the rest of the day. The South winds which are helping to blow the off shore oil spill towards the shoreline somethi…

Pass Christian MS to Harvey LA

Following a shrimp boat out of Pass Christian harbor.Construction of Mississippi River Gulf Outlet floodgateEntering the Industrial Canal locks on the East side of the river.New Orleans Skyline from the riverGumbo tied up at the Boom Town Casino, Harve…

MVGUMBO 2010-04-27 18:15:00

Leaving Point Clear at daybreak.A tug and barge on Mobile Bay’s ship channelA freighter goinu up the channel to Mobile. I woke up at 4 AM this morning and the wind had died down. We got everything moved down to the boat and left the marina at 6:30. Th…

Still in Point Clear

It was very windy and rough on the bay all day so we weren’t able to leave as planned, maybe tomorrow will be OK, but the forecast isn’t good for then either. Being marooned here would be perfect if I was still a golf nut, there are two great courses…

Point Clear

Grand Kids Harrison, Madison and Hayden at Point Clear Resort’s beach.Joshua ,Sunshine, and the boys left Saturday afternoon after Joshua and Christopher played a round of golf. Not long after they finished their game the winds picked up and it started…

Point Clear Marriott

The pool water was not to cold for these guys.Or Grandsons Hayden and HarrisonWe spent the day at the hotel I did some work on the boat then dinner in town.

Marriott Point Clear Alabama

The Marriott’s beach on Mobile BayThe pool, beautiful but still too cool for most floks.The duck pond.Gumbo at the hotel’s marina.Mobile Bay sunset with Pelicans diving.After breakfast we drove into Fairhope and looked at a few antique shops, there are…

The Warf Marina to Point Clear ], Mobile Bay

This Great Blue Heron had good luck fishing of the dock he caught this Mullet, about 10″ longThe pictures tell the story better than words.All down but the mullet’s tail Before we left the Wharf I saw this Geat Blue Heron fishing on the dock and took t…