11/15/15 thru 11/21/15

This has been a quiet week. We walked on the beach; it was Marena's first time for sand!
On Friday, Sonny drove back to Mobile to check on the boat. While they are progressing, the
boat won't be ready till after Thanksgiving. So we are still here on the beach, enjoying the break,
but ready to get back home.
On Saturday we were back at the Farmers Markets again. Lots of great fruit n veggies.

11/10/15 thru 11/14/15 Panama City Beach

We are still here, staying at a friends beach house; waiting till all repairs are done. Our hope is to get back to the boat and bring it here to Panama City at St. Andrews Marina for us to spend Thanksgiving with Lynn and Dawn. Plus we could be back on the boat!
On Saturday we went to two Farmers Markets. I absolutely love walking through town and the markets. Lots of fresh veggies and creative booths as well.....

 We visited with friends who had brought their boats to St. Andrews Marina. They will be much ahead of us!

11/6/15 thru 11/9/15 Panama City Beach

These days are the reason we're here. Sonny, his sons, his brothers and their sons and a friend had their annual trip. They golf in PCB and Carabelle; then on to Appalachicola for fishing @ Bay City Lodge. This year was exceptionally warm which was fine for golfing, but the raining on Sunday n Monday made it very difficult for fishing. Some years are plentiful, some aren't............................... Oh well; another year!

Marena n I waiting....................

11/4/15 Mobile to PCB

Well, it was afternoon...................but they finally pulled the boat out. That in itself was an experience. We stayed so that we could see the complete process. It is amazing to me that the boat is held so steady. Glad it is...................
Around 2:00 we left and headed toward PCB. On the way, we stopped in Navarre Beach at one of our fave places, Sailor's Grill and Bakery, to have a late lunch and get their famous cinnamon raisin bread.................Oh my! It is great; but even better when used for french toast!!! Oh well; just ONE of the reasons for dieting.....................I wish I had a skinny gene; not a fat gene. Headed on to PCB to stay at a friends beach house. Thankful.

10/31/15 thru 11/3/15 Dog River Marina in Mobile

Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marena is all dressed up and we walked her around to show off.........lol
These few days are spent doing very little  here at  Dog River. Visiting with other boaters as they come and go, helping them dock or un-dock!

 We are waiting for the shop here to pull out the boat and that won't happen till Wednesday 11/4. I went and rented a car on Tuesday for our trip to PCB.
That night we drove to Dauphin Island. We drove around the island to the ferry and saw Fort Gaines. We had dinner at Pelican Pub/Sunset Grille.

10/28/15 thru 10/30/15 Bashi Creek/Mobile Bay

We wanted to leave this morning early, with a group of boats; 12 in all! We were only 2 mi from lock, but they had barge traffic ahead of us, so it was much later. We traveled about 60 mi to Bashi Creek for anchorage. There were 5 boats headed there, but it was a very tight creek. We were unsure of just how to handle it; soooooooooooooo we rafted onto a boat that was nosed into the bank. That's how they always anchor, they said. If it works......................and it did for us!!!!! They were the nicest couple (Bob n Ellen). They even climbed off the bow and went for a hike! We left out at first light and ran 107 mi going thru our last lock at Coffeeville....Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!! I think we have all had enough locks for awhile, We anchored again at Tensas  River. The Princess (60' Hatteras) from CCYC caught up with us, we rafted to them for the night and visited. Left at first light again, cruising to the end of the Tombigbee waterway and entered Mobile Bay. Wow!!!!!!!! What an amazing sight; all the ships, military vessels and plenty of tow boats. Quite a change. 12 more miles we entered into the channel for Dog River Marina. This will be Corkscrews home for a few wks.