(Karen) Morgan City

I'm going to try and update more often after that 10 pager I had to write yesterday. So, today we're in Morgan City. It's not really a marina-no shower, restroom, laundry facilities but they do have electric and a big old dock that used to be full of shrimping boats. I guess the shrimpers have mostly moved on, but the dock sure is unfriendly to us pleasure boaters. Great big posts of three, cabled together, on the outside of the dock edge. They're so far apart we were just able to rest up against one and put out a bunch of bumpers around the edge of that one post. Then we were able to tie a line off the bow and stern to hold us. I told Danny we needed about another 30' of boat and we'd have to work that into our cruising budget. Then there's a 20 foot retaining wall to look at. But if you go through the gates of this wall, you find yourself in the historic area of Morgan City. It's like two different worlds! Morgan City is a quaint old town; lots of old antebellum houses and small eateries. Everthing is within bike range; in fact we used our newly aquired bike trailer to shop at the grocery this morning.
We hooked up with our first "hookem uppers" (You know people you meet in one place, then meet up again with later). We first ran into Jim and Joyce at Avery Island, then again here. We went to dinner with them last night. An older couple who just sold their restaurant on the San Bernardo River and are cruising east with no definite plans in mind. They were full of knowledge having been cruising off and on for the past 25 years. They steered us to Rita Mae's Restaurant where we ate breakfast this morning. Great home cajun cooking. Great place to turn FIFTY!!!!!
We plan to leave here first thing in the morning, enroute to Houma dock. Then Lafitte dock, Rabbit anchorage, Daughphin Island anchorage, the Mobile dock where we hope arrrive May 31st, leave June 10th. Then up to KY lake with many stops enroute.
There's a possibility both of Danny's daughters will be coming to visit us in Mobile for a weekend. Danielle's husband is going on a 4 month TDY, so she's thinking of spending the summer in Ft. Walton Bch. with her Mom and sister. An we're planning to play a couple of rounds of golf there with some friends who are planning to drive over from Jacksonville.
This retirement lifestyle is OK......