We headed out around 6:30 A.M. so we could get to Shell Morgan in time to get fuel and go to the little local store for bread, milk and (maybe) carrots for Teak. Shortly after leaving Morgan City we got stuck behind a tow that just would not let us pass. Josh thought we would have to eat his "prop-wash" all the way to Intracoastal City. He finally had to slow down for some other tows coming around a bend so we snuck by!
I'm not the type of person that can sit back and read a book while cruising. I'm constantly watching the scenery because you never know what you will see. Today we saw several different types of birds along with some wild pigs on the shore.
We arrived at Shell Morgan around 2:30 PM, fueled up ($2.35 a gallon!), tied up and waited until a towboat turned his barge around so the other side could be filled with dirt. This was exciting to watch! The captain really knew how to maneuver his tug but you should have seen the prop-wash it was making. This was all taking place right in front of our boat. Shell Morgan may need to dredge their harbor after this is finished. Once that was over, we walked to the store for our bread, chips, milk and coke. As we were walking we noticed black things floating in the air and once back at the boat we saw that the boat was covered with this stuff. Soot! Someone said it must be coming from a burning field. Our boat is going to need a washing but there is no water where we are docked and tomorrow is an "anchor out". I guess we will have to scrubby dub dub in Lake Charles.
Bye bye Morgan City!
Wild boar(s)
This time we passed by Delcambre and went to Shell Morgan Landing for the night.
This is the tow moving the barge around so the other side could be filled with dirt.
Last Trade safely tucked in for the night!
No comments:
Post a Comment