A Sunday afternoon departure from New Orleans and south on the Industrial Canal, turn to the east on the New Orleans / Rigolets Cut to the Mississippi Sound and we were proceeding East on the GIWW (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway). Overnight at anchor behind Rabbit Island just southwest of the mouth of the Pearl River.
Through the Mississippi Sound north of Cat Island, and finally Deer Island. The Beau Rivage at Biloxi comes into view and we soon thereafter arrive at Schooner Marina.
A little gambling at the casinos (Charlie lost $13.00), lunch at Mary Mahoney's (we ate there on the last visit) and then we waited for a storm to pass. For us the storm first produced fog, then rain, then strong wind. Further North in Mississippi and Arkansas people were killed and there was serious property damage. We waited.
By Wednesday morning the storm had just passed and we ran up a sky-hook to catch the passing clouds and move on east to Orange Beach, Alabama.
As we crossed from New Orleans to Pensacola all shared in the driving of SONATA; Rhonda and Leslie were a great help and did a fine job.
Crossing Mobile Bay it was "damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" . . . oops, the Navy was there being protected by the Coast Guard's small boat....
One of the many platforms along the coast, this in Mobile Bay.
In Orange Beach, Alabama, near Gulf Shores, Alabama, we stopped at the marina that contained the restaurant named LuLu's. Lulu is Jimmy Buffett's sister. What a great place, wonderful food, good music . . . and we were happy to be there the day after "Fat Tuesday" for the waiting lines at LuLu's are usually some two hours long.
On our way to Pensacola we encoutered many porpoise. These fellows first approached the bow and swam in the bow wake, then off to the side of the boat and jumped and jumped. They even roll over on their side and look up at you...........
A friend of ours, Elaine, first came to SONATA in Alton during the end of September 2007. She was visiting her friends in Gulf Breeze, Fred and Caroline. The three of them met us at lunch, by accident, then came to SONATA. Fred and Caroline were, are, wonderful. We joined them for dinner at their home and while we were in Pensacola Fred loaned us his Lexus so we would be able to get around. Bonnie says Fred is her new very best friend.
Get around we did. Navy is here. We got to the exchange and commissary, then we went to the Naval Aviation Museum and saw lots of aircraft, space flight exhibits, IMAX movies, a POW exhibit, Coast Guard exhibits, and Bonnie got a workout.
Here she is . . . ready to strap in and take off, Bonnie, Fighter Pilot.
Planes and more Planes. Even a flight deck, old berthing quarters. So much to see.
Most interesting for those that had been in the Navy, the snack bar is the interior of Cubi Point NAS recreated. So much history.
End of a beautiful day, Pensacola Beach, Florida. Rhonda and Leslie leave on Saturday and return to Virginia Beach. Bonnie and Charlie will continue on to Destin, Panama City, and Apalachicola to thereafter cross over to St. Petersburg.
A Sunday afternoon departure from New Orleans and south on the Industrial Canal, turn to the east on the New Orleans / Rigolets Cut to the Mississippi Sound and we were proceeding East on the GIWW (Gulf Intercoastal Waterway). Overnight at anchor behind Rabbit Island just southwest of the mouth of the Pearl River.
Through the Mississippi Sound north of Cat Island, and finally Deer Island. The Beau Rivage at Biloxi comes into view and we soon thereafter arrive at Schooner Marina.
A little gambling at the casinos (Charlie lost $13.00), lunch at Mary Mahoney's (we ate there on the last visit) and then we waited for a storm to pass. For us the storm first produced fog, then rain, then strong wind. Further North in Mississippi and Arkansas people were killed and there was serious property damage. We waited.
By Wednesday morning the storm had just passed and we ran up a sky-hook to catch the passing clouds and move on east to Orange Beach, Alabama.
As we crossed from New Orleans to Pensacola all shared in the driving of SONATA; Rhonda and Leslie were a great help and did a fine job.
Crossing Mobile Bay it was "damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" . . . oops, the Navy was there being protected by the Coast Guard's small boat....
One of the many platforms along the coast, this in Mobile Bay.
In Orange Beach, Alabama, near Gulf Shores, Alabama, we stopped at the marina that contained the restaurant named LuLu's. Lulu is Jimmy Buffett's sister. What a great place, wonderful food, good music . . . and we were happy to be there the day after "Fat Tuesday" for the waiting lines at LuLu's are usually some two hours long.
On our way to Pensacola we encoutered many porpoise. These fellows first approached the bow and swam in the bow wake, then off to the side of the boat and jumped and jumped. They even roll over on their side and look up at you...........
A friend of ours, Elaine, first came to SONATA in Alton during the end of September 2007. She was visiting her friends in Gulf Breeze, Fred and Caroline. The three of them met us at lunch, by accident, then came to SONATA. Fred and Caroline were, are, wonderful. We joined them for dinner at their home and while we were in Pensacola Fred loaned us his Lexus so we would be able to get around. Bonnie says Fred is her new very best friend.
Get around we did. Navy is here. We got to the exchange and commissary, then we went to the Naval Aviation Museum and saw lots of aircraft, space flight exhibits, IMAX movies, a POW exhibit, Coast Guard exhibits, and Bonnie got a workout.
Here she is . . . ready to strap in and take off, Bonnie, Fighter Pilot.
Planes and more Planes. Even a flight deck, old berthing quarters. So much to see.
Most interesting for those that had been in the Navy, the snack bar is the interior of Cubi Point NAS recreated. So much history.
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