Intracoastal City, at Shell Morgan is one busy place! We did not get much sleep last night with all the night traffic coming in and going by. You would think it would settle down, it's "night-night" time! But NO - the water traffic is unbelievable. These people work around the clock. We had crew boats pulling behind us all through the night, never shutting down their engines and I just wanted to go outside and yell "Really? do you have to make so much noise"? I guess it's no different than truck traffic on the road, people do have to make a living! I do recommend if you have the extra time, take the side trip and go about an hour up and an hour back out of the way and head to Delcambre to their marina. You will sleep a lot better.
We forgot to get water when we fueled up yesterday so we did that back at the fuel dock before heading out. We'll be using a lot of water tomorrow morning to wash off our muddy anchor. At 9:15 we were on our way. I saw a lot of eagles again but was not able to get pictures because the sun kept getting in the way.
This tow said he would see us "on the one"! Does this look like "the one (port side to port side)? We got him back on the radio and he said something about hitting a log and he was aground and we were to pass him on the "two (starboard side to starboard side). He was still stuck when we anchored at the Mermentau River and tows were having problems getting around him. We have no idea what really happened but we did see a big tree floating by several miles away.
Around 2:45 we were anchored in the oxbow off the Mermentau River along with S/V Blue. This is my favorite place! We were greeted with the music of an owl for several hours after our arrival. When Josh decided to start the generator to set up TV it would not start. OH NO! now what? The battery was dead so he jumped started it off the house batteries and let it run for awhile, then turned it off to unplug the jumper cables (he does not go into the engine room with the generator running, too dangerous) but the genset would not start. We need another new battery! That makes 7 this trip! No TV for Josh tonight and NO coffee tomorrow morning! Josh called Bow Tie Marina and talked to Doug and he said he'd have one waiting for us when we stopped for fuel and ice tomorrow. Thank goodness that I decided to have baked chicken for dinner. Power is not needed to use the propane stove and oven. When I went to heat up the green beans on the stove the stove igniter switch broke! No problem, we lit it with the lighter that we use to light the oven. Small, relatively easy fix - It's a boat, we just keep adding things to be fixed to our list. Gotta love boating!!!!
Before we turned in for the night we took Teak out for her last potty time. There was no wind and the sky was clear but we kept hearing a sound like a baby calf bellowing. Not sure what it was, but we don't think it was a calf. For all the boaters passing through this area, this is a place you must stop. It's just beautiful!
Bye bye Shell Morgan
Leland-Bowman Lock was open and we went straight through
Real cowboys rounding up cattle with horses
This tow said he would see us "on the one"! Does this look like "the one (port side to port side)? We got him back on the radio and he said something about hitting a log and he was aground and we were to pass him on the "two (starboard side to starboard side). He was still stuck when we anchored at the Mermentau River and tows were having problems getting around him. We have no idea what really happened but we did see a big tree floating by several miles away.
Beautiful scenery!
Around 2:45 we were anchored in the oxbow off the Mermentau River along with S/V Blue. This is my favorite place! We were greeted with the music of an owl for several hours after our arrival. When Josh decided to start the generator to set up TV it would not start. OH NO! now what? The battery was dead so he jumped started it off the house batteries and let it run for awhile, then turned it off to unplug the jumper cables (he does not go into the engine room with the generator running, too dangerous) but the genset would not start. We need another new battery! That makes 7 this trip! No TV for Josh tonight and NO coffee tomorrow morning! Josh called Bow Tie Marina and talked to Doug and he said he'd have one waiting for us when we stopped for fuel and ice tomorrow. Thank goodness that I decided to have baked chicken for dinner. Power is not needed to use the propane stove and oven. When I went to heat up the green beans on the stove the stove igniter switch broke! No problem, we lit it with the lighter that we use to light the oven. Small, relatively easy fix - It's a boat, we just keep adding things to be fixed to our list. Gotta love boating!!!!
S/V Blue anchored in the Mermentau
Before we turned in for the night we took Teak out for her last potty time. There was no wind and the sky was clear but we kept hearing a sound like a baby calf bellowing. Not sure what it was, but we don't think it was a calf. For all the boaters passing through this area, this is a place you must stop. It's just beautiful!
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