There is Bobby’s Fish Camp; a single dock that will hold about 4 boats, a restaurant and some cabins. The nearest town is about 22 miles away. Linda and I were very disappointed the first time that we were here but not this time. We had plenty of time to walk around on this absolutely gorgeous day.
One of the highlights was meeting Gunny a retired marine who specialized in explosives disposal.
Not sure how old he is but he got fed up with the DVA retirement institution that he was in and moved to this spot next to the dock. He purchased a small trailer, put it on stilts and then designed a cedar cabin around it. The place was amazing; all his design and concept. He had to rough carpenters do the actual work but he over saw every detail.
Gunny has a very creative mind. He finds and polishes pieces of wood which he displays, makes furniture and he even wrote a song this past May which he had published in Nashville. He admits himself that he loves to show off and we enjoyed every minute of it. I believe that the song can be found by searching Itunes for W L (Bill) Adams. The song is on an album called the “Other Side of the River”; I think.
Of course Linda could not leave with a souvenir. This gator was caught by some of the swamp people and the proceeds go to support one of their own who was injured or sick, not sure which. Anyway we contributed $2.50 per inch for this lovely head. One of the swamp guys, Bodine, happened to come by (we were warned by the owner not to be worried), and he estimated that our little guy was about 6 feet long during better times.
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