Dog River Marina

10/27-28/14

We left the anchorage at 5:55AM this morning. Al couldn't let Hooper spend too much time on shore this morning because he heard a pack of coyotes howling in the forest. They both hurried back pretty fast to the dinghy after that. 

The 4 other looper boats in the anchorage must of thought we were crazy coming in and then leaving in the dark, because everyone says not to travel on the river in the dark. We did our best not to disturb the other boaters. Once again we were in heavy fog until the sun came up. We also continue to see alligators.

We were so glad to see Mobile and to be back in saltwater. No more spiders and spider poop all over the boat! We'll gladly hose the salt off the boat.

We stopped at Dog River Marina to get fuel and rest up. After 2 very long days, we'll spend an extra day in the marina to relax and have a shrimp dinner.

Sunrise on The Tombigbee

Looks like fire, but that's the sun

Dredging the river

Outokumpu manufacturing plant. Outokumpu is the global leader in high performance stainless steel. 

We're still seeing alligators

Dolly Parton Bridge

We're now on the Mobile River, which is much wider & we can start to smell the sea breeze.

Hooper's not happy after 2 very long days and very few bathroom breaks.

It's at mile 14, so it's called The 14 Mile Bridge. We had to wait for it to open.

Mobile is right past the bridge

Mobile is a very busy port

That ship is from Hong Kong, and is being loaded with US coal.

Austal is an Australian Company that got a contract to build ships for the US Navy

This ship is coming right at us, and Al always thinks he has the right of way. He likes to say, "I'm the stand on vessel".

Sunset over Mobile Bay

Sunset over the Dog River

Dog River Marina

We're ready for Halloween