Day 9. Jan 25

 Well ,we stayed docked in Orange Beach another day due to the weather.  It was rainy and foggy.  It should be much better tomorrow and heading to San Destin, which is 81 miles away. We went to West Marine,Publix, and Fishers for dinner. Bob also beat me in playing sequence. We ended the day watching the Ky game.

Day 8. Jan.24

 We enjoyed hanging out at the Wharf today. We did some shopping, and walking around the marina.  The best part was getting to see  some old friends, Mary Alice and GlennTaylor. She was Bob’s boss in the past and a great mentor to him. We are supposed to leave tomorrow, but  will have to see about the weather, as it is  forecasted for rain and lots of wind.   

Bob, me, Mary Alice and Glenn and of course Piper!

Day 7. Jan 23

We finished the river and entered Mobile Bay and decided to go on to Orange Beach.  The water was nice and smooth crossing the bay.  We have gone 503 miles and used 833 gallons of diesel fuel.  We watched football on the way over along with sightseeing.  We are staying here at the Wharf another day 

I was so excited to see my dolphin friends greeting us.  Unfortunately I did not have a phone close to take a picture. We were going to eat at Lulu’s ( Jimmy Buffets sister) but they are closed in Jan.   Here are pics of the day:

I 65 bridge

Bob and Mark 

Bridge to Mobile

Day 5 and 6. Jan 21-22

 We  stayed at the Demopolis marina 2 nights and left this morning at 7 a.m. toward  Mobile Ala. It was a sunny day and we watched the Ky -Auburn game on the way down the river.  We lost😢 but it was a great game.  Anchored for the night.  We traveled 157 miles today and 2 hrs left to Mobile.

Railroad bridge

Power plant

Cascade paper company

Tons of trees

 

Day 4

There is nothing really to add today.   We stayed in Demopolis,Alabama at the marina. We are hoping to leave in the morning.  We had 2 visitors as shown below.

Day 3

Made it to our next marina called the Kingfisher in Demopolis  Ala.  Weather at 60 degrees and no problems.  We are hoping to leave in the morning but it doesn’t look like it so far.  The weather is calling for a lot of rain, and water is up 30 ft,so that means debris.  We will decide in the morning.  Relaxing with some cocktails, and having sea bass for dinner.  A few pics from the day, enjoy!

map of today

The Ebbs. Cliff is Limestone

Look closely!  A phone booth all by itself 

Day 2

 We traveled the same amount of time today and going through 4 locks.  Very quiet on the river, as we saw one barge and one boat!  Weather was sunny.  Tomorrow long day,118 miles and 4 more locks.  Below are pictures of another lock, Mark in the lock, and views along the way.