Back on the Water Again

Hello All - Rob and I have been home for the last couple of weeks. Working hard to catch up on client appointments and bookwork. Last weekend we went to the lake house with Sarah & Eddie and Bill & Eva. Went to see Lion King Friday night and left for the lake on Saturday morning. Had a fabulous time. We hiked, played cards, read and sat in front of the fire, talked and laughed and ate at least every 15 minutes. It is so rare to have such good friends that you can completely relax and just enjoy each other.

We had an interesting trip in and around Mobile Bay. We went from Bobby's Fish Camp all the way to Dog River - about 130 miles - we knew of no good stopping places. We left late because of heavy fog and were delayed further by a late train on a swing bridge. We entered Mobile Harbor just a dusk and had another 15 or so miles across Mobile Bay in the dark! Mobile Bay is very shallow so you have to stay in the shipping channels. We did fine - but it was scary and really wierd to just forge ahead into total darkness. Thank goodness for electronics. Spent 3 nights at Dog River Marina. When we left Dog River for Orange Beach, the weather said the waves on the Bay were 1 to 1 1/2 feet - Big mistake - they were more like 4 to 6 feet. Again, it was a scary crossing - with waves over the top of the boat in some places. Again, we made it Ok with no damage. The Orange Beach Marina is very nice and we expect to be there until the end of November.