HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPTAIN BOB

November 3, 2017

So today is  captain Bob's 63rd Birthday!!  I wanted to post  a pic of him cleaning the boat...shirtless, but he said no!....So I got this one of him when we went out to eat....however, I forgot, and missed the chance when he was eating a piece of his complimentary cheese cake (maybe I was too busy sampling it!) and so I posed him in front of the candle on the table.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!!

downtown the Wharf

We are presently at the "Wharf" Marina, Orange Beach, AL......beautiful place......a "real" downtown area with tons of stores (the least of which sells beautiful children's clothes from Spain....the clerks were oh, so helpful, once they found out I am expecting a granddaughter after 3 grandsons!)  I also got a pedi and mani in honor or Bob's  birthday.....only because I wanted to look nice FOR HIM!

We crossed Mobile Bay yesterday after spending several days in Mobile, Alabama.  We pulled the boat so Bob could paint the bottom with a "salt water worthy" paint.....don't ask me the difference, but I spent 4 glorious nights in a hotel room with a real toilet, tub, kitchen, etc etc......(actually, it was good to get "HOME" once we got back on LeReve)  Good news also was that there were no nicks in the props, nor any other damages from coming down the river systems.  We were anxious to get  back on "the loop" after 4 days "on the hard"


It is funny (?) how we are now in a different group of loopers than previously.   There certainly are a lot of us out there!.....we are also aware that some that were in front of us are now behind us??  That's because different boaters want to explore different areas....Right now, we are on a mission to get to Panama City by Nov 15, as we have airline tickets back to Michigan from there.....did I mention, there is a new granddaughter on the way?? (haha)

Before we got to the end of the river system in Mobile, we did have a WONDERFUL catfish dinner at Bobby's Fish Camp.....A very "unique" place.....there were 4 boats there on a Wednesday.....Normal hours are THURSDAY thru Sunday.....but chef Sally said if we could get 4 people who wanted to come up and eat, she would open......I said I would eat for 4 if that's what it took.....However, the other boaters were there to eat also, and we had a table of 8.  We were prepared to stay an extra day if that is what it took for me to experience the "world's best" catfish dinner.....I do believe I found it here!

Speaking of food, we are now torn as to whether or not to stay here for their "food festival" weekend that starts tomorrow, or to leave and secure a place at a popular anchorage for the air show in Pensacola, Florida.  I believe the air show is going to win out.