We left Rabbit Island and arrived at Ocean Springs, Mississippi about 4:00 PM. It's not much of a marina as it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina but we rode our bikes to the main street of the old town and it is very charming and quaint. We ra…
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Days 18 and 19 – Seabrook Marine to Rabbit Island
Beauiful balcony in French QuarterJackson SquareOn waterfront after long dayWe ended up staying an additional night at Seabrook Marine due to a front blowing through with strong winds. We left lateTuesday morning and headed to Rabbit Island which was…
Days 14 – 16 Relaxing in New Orleans
We finally arrived at Seabrook Marine on the Industrial Canal in New Orleans and were happy to leave the locks and bridges behind! We had our new refrigerator waiting here for us and the first morning it was installed. How great to empty out the co…
Days 13 and 14 – Lake Salvador to Seabrook Marine – New Orleans
We woke up early in anticipation of what was ahead – THE HARVEY LOCK and THE INDUSTRIAL LOCK. I was on pins and needles as I have never been through a lock and although I have read quite a bit about it, it's different doing it yourself. We we…
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Day 12 – Houma to Lake Salvador
We arrived at Houma yesterday at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon. What a beautiful little marina! We were the only ones there and after securing everything, we gathered up the laundry and walked to the nearest laundromat which was about 1/2 mil…
Morgan City to Houma, LA
We left Morgan City after staying over an extra day due to the front that came through Monday with rain and high winds. Our stayover was spent at Shannon Hardware Store buying some needed items, cleaning and then spending a wonderful evening with init…
Morgan City
So much for the weather being in our favor. A front is coming in this afternoon and the winds have been howling. We hope to leave in the morning. We had planned to finally get to Rita Mae’s for dinner when the most interesting thing just happened. …
Avery Island to Morgan City
Avery Island was so interesting. It was off the beaten path and a little hard to find, but worth it. The island is owned by the McIlheney family and everyone who works at the Tabasco factory lives on the island – very inexpensively I might add as the…
Bow Tie Marina to Avery Island
We stayed at Bow Tie Marina which is small but very nice and took a cab to L’Auberge Casino for dinner. Quite a place! Didn’t do much gambling as I don’t think it’s as much fun as the old fashioned slot machines used to be. However, the dinner was g…
