Morgan City to Ocean Springs Feb-March 2011

The city dock at Houma is a great place to spend a night. We had a cruiser stop by who lives in the area and he gave us a quick tour of the downtown and dropped us off at a very nice Italian restaurant. A couple in the restaurant overheard our cruising conversation with our waitress and they gave us a ride back to the marina.



We had a smooth ride over to the Boomtown Casino. As you can see by the picture, this is not your choice spot to tie up for the night but it's only 4 miles from the Harvey Locks. Being that close allows us to plan our time easily for the next days transit of the locks and various bridges.





Here we are with the tugs in the Harvey Locks







New Orleans from the water coming down the Mississippi River








New Orleans, the party town--we stayed here a couple of weeks and toured the town and enjoyed the Mardi Gras. Ray & Beth, our cruising buddies, arrived just in time for the big event.















Sand Island--What a beautiful anchorage overlooking the white sands beach and old Fort Massachusetts.



Ocean Springs, Mississippi

A beautiful, sunny, clear day for our short run to Ocean Springs. Here we'll dock the boat while we make a quick trip to Houston & Dallas for some medical follow up, business and to see our new granddaughter, Elora Claire, who arrived on March 6th.

It's only 1.8 miles to the grocery store and here we trek with our backpacks enjoying the quaint shops along the historic Washington Street. We found an old timey drug store and we just had to sit at the counter and have a ice cream with Ray & Beth.