Once docked at Dog River Marina we enjoyed watching the shrimpers come into the river from Mobile Bay, the booms are out to catch any oil that might be drifing out in the bay, but so far it seems like the water here is oil free. We have been watching the coast guard and other huge boats with pumpers on them staging for cleanup when needed in the area from Panama City to Mobile, booms (long bumper type floatations) have been anchored around protected environmental areas to attempt to keep them safe from harm should the oil drift this way.
This was a fun scene to watch while coming into Dog River as we crossed Mobile Bay, Coast Guard helicopter doing airlift drills, amazing how the helicopter kept so completely still in one spot during the excercise. They would lower a diver into the water, turn him loose, then hoist another diver down "to save him" and hoist them both back up to the chopper.
Coming home through the tunnel last night after a dinner with the in-laws! We had seafood at Felix's on the causeway between Mobile and Dauphin Island where Rachael's parents live and of course I had to snap a picture going through the tunnel on our way home!
Good Morning from Dog River! I awoke at 5:13 to get my camera and tripod across the street overlooking Mobile Bay, of course I almost got the courtesy car stuck in the sand as I was more intent on my photo op that my parking spot! We are having Veda L hauled today as we believe we may have barnacles in our water intake which showed up as some AC problems. If you have to have a problem, this is a great place to deal with it! Tomorrow we hope to anchor in Bates Lake, then on our way to Demopolis and on to our final destination of Columbus, Mississippi........ Life is Swell on Veda L!
Once docked at Dog River Marina we enjoyed watching the shrimpers come into the river from Mobile Bay, the booms are out to catch any oil that might be drifing out in the bay, but so far it seems like the water here is oil free. We have been watching the coast guard and other huge boats with pumpers on them staging for cleanup when needed in the area from Panama City to Mobile, booms (long bumper type floatations) have been anchored around protected environmental areas to attempt to keep them safe from harm should the oil drift this way. 
This was a fun scene to watch while coming into Dog River as we crossed Mobile Bay, Coast Guard helicopter doing airlift drills, amazing how the helicopter kept so completely still in one spot during the excercise. They would lower a diver into the water, turn him loose, then hoist another diver down "to save him" and hoist them both back up to the chopper.
Coming home through the tunnel last night after a dinner with the in-laws! We had seafood at Felix's on the causeway between Mobile and Dauphin Island where Rachael's parents live and of course I had to snap a picture going through the tunnel on our way home! 
Good Morning from Dog River! I awoke at 5:13 to get my camera and tripod across the street overlooking Mobile Bay, of course I almost got the courtesy car stuck in the sand as I was more intent on my photo op that my parking spot! We are having Veda L hauled today as we believe we may have barnacles in our water intake which showed up as some AC problems. If you have to have a problem, this is a great place to deal with it! Tomorrow we hope to anchor in Bates Lake, then on our way to Demopolis and on to our final destination of Columbus, Mississippi........ Life is Swell on Veda L!
