We've been having a wonderful scenic trip, but our fridge slowly lost it's cold again!! By Easter Sunday evening, we were desperate for ice, and I called on the VHF to see if anyone knew of a place to buy it...on Easter Sunday! Sure! The nicest boat captain called back to say he was getting a ride to shore and would send some back with another crew member, who brought a bag of ice right up to our boat in his skiff as we were driving along! It was an amazingly nice thing to do, and certainly saved our bacon (and everything else in the fridge)! I don't know why I'm always so amazed when things work out so well, but it always makes me smile and thank God for sending helpful people our way!
Daren decided to pull into a marina Monday night at Intracoastal City and fix the fridge again. Well, as soon as we plugged into shore power, it got cold, so it just needed...more power! Yesterday morning, Kurt from Shell Morgan Marina kindly offered us a ride to town (Abbeville) to buy a deep cycle battery. How nice was that?! His family's lived there for 7 generations, mostly rice farmers. He and his wife take turns cooking and haven't eaten out in YEARS! Imagine! They have 2 Clydesdale horses on his lovely property that was hit hard by the last hurricane, so he bought a piece of property on higher ground with a corral for the horses if another hurricane comes. We love the Louisiana accent, and everyone is so friendly and helpful!
We left the marina this morning and motor-sailed 38 miles to Charenton Canal, which crosses the Intracoastal Waterway at mm 122! We anchored just before the rain hit, and didn't even bother putting the dinghy in the water to take the dogs to shore.....it looks much too alligator-y!! Marsh on all sides! Pete and Libby had lots of exercise while at Shell Morgan, so they're fine!
We heard from Candy that The Bootlegger's back in the water today, so they should be on their way soon! I'll try to get some photos posted! It's just beautiful along the Waterway....like a big river, and the weather's been perfect!
Hello Nancy & Daren
ReplyDeleteWe arrived in our slip in Clear Lake at 5:20 on thursday. You were right, Taylor Bayou was very buggy
We had a great trip from Biloxi to Clear Lake. We pray that your journey goes as well.
We enjoyed meeting ya'll and spending a little time together.
Nancy, your Blog is fantastic.
Daren, did you get a chance to check out Active Captain & Polarview? I really think they would make your trip more better
We will check the Blog everyday. Please keep in touch.
Best Wishes
Bruce & Kelly
PS: I tryed to post for 2 days and finally had to get a gmail account. Is there any way to post using my regular email account?
Hi Bruce and Kelly!
DeleteSorry that our blog isn't very user-friendly. I have a list of friends/family I notify when I post so you don't have to wonder if there's anything new. Send me an e-mail at flyngdgs@gmail.com and I'll gladly keep you posted. (That goes for anyone reading this!) I've heard the blog is hard to join, and you have to have a g-mail acct! : (