Blogs from Alabama, United States, North America - page 16

Actually, this afternoon we stopped about 15 miles north of Mobile Bay for the night. We're at Big Bayou South Canot. It is a wide channel, clearly marked just off the Mobile River. A fast fishing boat passes every once in a while. We are enjoying snacks on the flybridge with a lovely gentle breeze. I'm thinking we should have packed a fishing pole. Instead, we'll conger up some less interesting grub. Last night we stayed at Lock 1 anchorage and were joined by a sailboat, Visitor and her two mates. They quickly anchored while we struggled to make sure our stern achor held. It is amazing to us that we can be so tired at the end of the day (after not doing much but steering and looking). Rog, for the first time is transferring ... read more

Geo: 33.5203, -86.8115Leaving Asheville, even though it was going in the wrong direction, I decided to head southeast toward Spartanburg, South Carolina in order to do a quick sweep through some of the southern states. The moment I passed into this new state was a beautiful one - a passing rainstorm just starting to dissolve, revealing ghastly forms of footless mountains off in the distance. Greens and blues of all shades and everywhere in between, accented in a thin veil of moisture hovering in the atmosphere.Within a few minutes, however, I was back in the rainstorm. The kind where even the highest wiper speed can hardly keep up. A few minutes after that... THWACK!!! What the...? Ah, damnit - a rock had been spit up into my windshield, creating a new little spider web, adding to ... read more

We're off and running (about 7 knots/hr) and it seems like we're standing still. We decided to travel slower and enjoy more of the scenery. After fueling up at our last marina (60 gal) we should be in good shape to get to Demopolis. We will pass through about 12 locks and may take a few days at this pace. OK, I'm attempting to put up some photos. If it works you can come along vicariously.... read more

We decided to take a leisurely southerly swing to visit friends and family in Alabama and Florida. As mentioned in an earlier blog, my former boss, Ellen, and her husband Dennis, had retired to Double Springs, Alabama, in the northwestern part of the state. They were a prime influence on our decision to retire in AL and we have enjoyed visiting them on several occasions. I had finally gotten an appointment with a dermatologist for mid-September and we suggested since the doctor was in Cullman, about half way between us, that they could meet us for lunch after my appointment. Ellen countered with "Why not come spend a few days here before the appointment?" That was not a difficult decision to make, as we had stayed previously in June and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. So we packed ... read more

... Just don't make it a biscuits one. It started at 4.30, me, Inge, Antonio, Sofie, Harpa, Dan, Chirs & Mads got into the bus that drove us to the Montgomery biscuits stadion. We hardly knew what to expect.. Baseball, sure, but how big would the stadium be, where would are seats be, would it be a good game or not? If we had only known. We got there an hour early, right on time to eat & drink something before getting to our seats. The stadium wasn't that big, so row 1, where we sat, was actually right on the field, just seperated by a brick wall. The food we ate was expensive & not very good, let's keep it at that, before I start being rude. (I'm saving up rudeness to describe the game, ... read more