Well things did not quite go as planned. We left Lake Charles Tuesday morning. Down to the ICW then our first lock took about 1 hour. After we passed through the first pontoon bridge we heard the second pontoon bridge call out that the cable just broke and they would be down for a couple of hours.
We also needed to stop and fuel up. So after a 3 hour delay we made it to Talens Fuel Dock about 4:30 pm. It was another 40 miles to nearest marina. The guy who remembered Jay told us to we could tie up to this half sunk barge in a canal across from the fuel dock.
We also needed to stop and fuel up. So after a 3 hour delay we made it to Talens Fuel Dock about 4:30 pm. It was another 40 miles to nearest marina. The guy who remembered Jay told us to we could tie up to this half sunk barge in a canal across from the fuel dock.
It was hot so we started the gen and spent the night tied to this barge. We woke up to a gator visiting us for coffee behind our boat. He was looking at us as if we're his his breakfast.
Wednesday morning we ran on down to Shell Morgan Landing in Abbyville, La and had shrimp poboys in the deli across the street. About 9 pm some kind of commercial jack up rig came and docked next to us. Karen got scared it was going to throw us off the wall.
Up early Thursday hoping to make Houma. We hear about the tropical depression. It rains pretty hard for the first few hours. Thank goodness for the enclosure.
We get a text from Christopher saying it is now a Tropical Storm heading our way. Saw a neat little cable ferry and some of the prettiest scenery in La. When we get into Houma it is so pretty we decide we will just stay and get our office work done and wait out Tropical Storm Bonnie here.
Friday morning we get boarded by the US Customs & Border Patrol. Three of them come down into the main salon. They ask for our driver's license & documentation. As Ron was getting the documentation out one of the officers noticed a spider on the blinds next to Ron's head. One of the officers said he would jump off the boat if the spider gets near. Another one the the officers said just get out of the way we'll open fire on it. Then Ron screams like a little girl and says kill it Karen kill it! So I didn't kill but broke the blinds trying.
We have a great Internet connection here. We missed having Internet & cell phone service Since we left Lake Charles.
Pics are:
Pics are:
The first pic is Laberge Du Lac Casino
Me waiting for the pontoon bridge
The barge we tied up to overnight
Rain ahead at sunrise
Shell Morgan Landing
Cable Ferry
US Customs & Boarder Petrol
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