Our luck with regards to good travel weather has finally run out. A cold front from the west is being held up by Hurricane Sandy on the east coast and is producing strong north winds. It was OK to travel the river but Mobile Bay is “Rough”. We found a good anchorage here at Big Briar Creek, which is about 1 mile up the Tensaw River Cutoff from the Mobile River. We are only about 13 miles from the Bay but neither Seamoore nor us want to deal with the rough seas in the Bay. When we looked on Sunday, waves were 3 feet and going to 6 by noon. So we are staying put until Tuesday when we hope that the small craft warnings are lifted. As it is, Linda and I are anchoring in the strongest wind conditions that we ever had. Winds are 20 mph with higher gusts.
Not much going on. The girls are doing lots of reading and I am getting caught up on the blog off line and some small chores and repairs on the boat. I did succeed in getting my AM/FM radio on the helm working for the first time in a year.
Here are some photos to tide you by.
A new steel plant is being built by the Germans. It is huge, actually 2 plants, one for stainless steel and the other for “mild” steel. It has one of the largest private docks that I have seen. Many city harbors are not as well equipped as this one.
The wind is still a’blowin. You can see how taut are anchor rode is.
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