Herb, Norm, Joe, and John
The boat "Carol Jean" looks as tired and worn out as Carol Jean feels some days.Happy Mother's Day to all mothers. You know who you are. I missed my children and grandchildren especially today, but I spoke to all of my children and my mother on the phone. That's the best we can do this year.
We abandoned our anchorage this morning at 6:30 A.M. We knew we had a long day ahead if we wanted to reach Dog River Marina in Mobile, AL. Along the way, we saw booms on beaches and laid next to entrances to harbors and bays, ready to be stretched across the openings in the event that the oil spill gets that close.We heard commercial boat captains on the radio complaining that people are canceling their charter reservations. Apparently, they have to cancel at least 30 days in advance to get back their deposit. No one knows for sure if the boats will be able to go out fishing in the next couple of weeks, so they are canceling. The charter captains are losing a lot of business. We also heard a couple of captains saying that BP is opening an office locally to hire captains to help with the clean up. What a mess!
We made it to Dog River Marina at 4:45 P.M. Another 10 hour day on the water. Herb and Joe are both planning on leaving tomorrow. Joe is going on to visit other friends and family, and Herb is going home. It's been a pleasure spending time with both of them. I'm certain that Norm is grateful for all of their help.
We are both having work done to our boats while we are here. We expect that it will take 2 to 3 weeks. Sue will be here around the 19th. It will be great to have a female person to hang out with.
We abandoned our anchorage this morning at 6:30 A.M. We knew we had a long day ahead if we wanted to reach Dog River Marina in Mobile, AL. Along the way, we saw booms on beaches and laid next to entrances to harbors and bays, ready to be stretched across the openings in the event that the oil spill gets that close.We heard commercial boat captains on the radio complaining that people are canceling their charter reservations. Apparently, they have to cancel at least 30 days in advance to get back their deposit. No one knows for sure if the boats will be able to go out fishing in the next couple of weeks, so they are canceling. The charter captains are losing a lot of business. We also heard a couple of captains saying that BP is opening an office locally to hire captains to help with the clean up. What a mess!
We made it to Dog River Marina at 4:45 P.M. Another 10 hour day on the water. Herb and Joe are both planning on leaving tomorrow. Joe is going on to visit other friends and family, and Herb is going home. It's been a pleasure spending time with both of them. I'm certain that Norm is grateful for all of their help.
We are both having work done to our boats while we are here. We expect that it will take 2 to 3 weeks. Sue will be here around the 19th. It will be great to have a female person to hang out with.
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