M/V ILLUSIONS TX
TO MN TO TX CRUISE, TRIP 1
Marc and Cindy on M/V NORDIC in Offatts Bayou off
Moody Gardens Resort
The dock/marina at Moody Gardens with the paddle wheeler THE COLONEL at the
end
Container ship registered in London, seen on the Calcasieu River, inbound
We tied up to an old steel sheet pile wall in 12 - 15 feet of water,
Freshwater Bayou
Crew boat servicing this offshore oil rig
Pretty shrimp boat out in the Gulf of Mexico
Some of the offshore rigs are large; some are small; some are manned and
some are unmanned.
Brightly painted shrimp boat next to unmanned oil rig
There was about 5 feet in between our boat and the towboat in front of us,
Venice, LA
There was about 5 feet between the back of our boat and the yellow ramp
Looking up the extremely wide Mississippi River as we crossed it to get to
Bayou Baptiste Collette
Pretty shrimp boat inbound on Bayou Baptiste Collette
Sequence of three shots to show helicopter visit to oil rig
We were in water about 20 feet deep 5 miles or so from Bayou Baptiste
Collette
The helicopter lifts off. This is the fastest and easiest way to get
from shore to the rig.
David on swim platform to check on propane grill
The high-rise condos at Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, AL
The condos were elbow to elbow on the snowy white beach
Sportsman's Marina in Terry Cove, Orange Beach, AL
David, before eating dinner at the Bayside Grill
Angela, on the dock for a walk after dinner; Perdido Pass bridge in the
background
Structure in Mobile Bay reminded us of similar structures in the Chesapeake
Bay
Interesting bridge over the Mobile/Tombigbee River
David, cooking breakfast at the anchorage on David Lake
Cheryl and Robert enjoying the nice weather on the forward deck
See the windshield cover (blinds) on the starboard pilothouse window
The Lock and Dam at Coffeeville, AL
Robert and Cheryl put on their life preservers so they could see the locking
process on the forward deck
The epitome of still water; a perfect mirror
The Dam and Lock at Demopolis, AL
We saw deer in the dusk at the Demopolis Lock and Dam
The famous chalk cliffs of the Tombigbee River
These cliffs are some of the prettiest natural attractions on the Waterway
An example of bank erosion on the Tenn-Tom Waterway
A blimp advertised some real estate development on the coast
The Coast Guard Cutter WEDGE; it places the green and red buoys at
the edges of the channel.
The Visitors Center at Tom Bevill Lock and Dam
The snag catcher, MONTGOMERY, at the Tom Bevill Visitors Center
One of several beautiful homes we saw on the banks of the Waterway
Another very nice home on the RDB of the waterway, near the state lines of
AL and MS
Columbus, MS Marina, just above Stennis Lock and Dam
The fourth largest lock in the world, Whitten, with a lift of 84 feet
Bay Springs Lake, above Whitten Lock and Dam
The Divide Cut, where a canal was cut through the mountain to connect the
rivers
One example of a drainage structure on the Divide Cut
Another drainage structure for a smaller flow
See the mountain in the distance; interesting towboat and barge ahead of us.
The towboat, TENN-TOM, pushing a barge with another alongside
Aqua Yacht Harbor Marina; the alongside dock in the foreground is the
transient dock
Looking up Yellow Creek towards the Tennessee River
Cheryl and Robert in front of Pickwick Landing State Park, TN
Angela and David at Pickwick Landing State Park
Grand Harbor condos and Pickwick Tenn-Tom Marina
Nice A-frame house with deck, Pickwick Lake
Beautiful home on Pickwick Lake in Tennessee
Pickwick Lock as the lower doors swung open
We were faced with the front of the load pushed by the towboat YAZOO CITY
See the corner of the barges on the left and the lock wall on the right.
Also see another double load waiting to lock after YAZOO CITY.
Several operations, large and small, were dredging and sorting rocks and
mussels from the riverbed
Angela took this picture of me eating ice cream, but I wasn't the only one.
Nice house with a great view and no flooding problems
I-40 bridge over the Tennessee River at Cuba Landing
Graffiti on the rock walls at the "famous" rock quarry, Land
Between the Lakes, KY
Large old-time paddle wheeler steaming upstream on the Ohio River at
Paducah, KY
David and Angela outside the WHITEHAVEN mansion, Paducah, KY
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