Wednesday November 12, Tensas Cutoff mm12.2 to Dog River Marina off Mobile Bay

In the morning we discovered that the boat rotated 180 degrees due to the current shift.  Anchor up at 0755. The anchor was covered in black mud which necessitated an anchor bath and we were off.  Warm this morning, in shorts and t-shirt for the first time in a week.  The north end of the Mobile River is very commercial and very busy with tows and ships.  We wove our way thru that area keeping our eyes open and scanning the area.  At daymark 72, Simpatico headlined east to Fairhope following Easy Waters, a Krogen express cruiser from Fairbanks Alaska.  We continued on the Marker 63 where we turned west and followed the channel markers very carefully to Dog River and finally to the marina. In at 1100, gassed up with 180 gallons at $3.44and got a slip.  Immediately went to office to schedule a mechanic to come and work on the injectors.  Surprise, surprise, he was here by 1500.  We picked up the floor boards, stacked the chairs and let the work begin.  Ray, the mechanic, worked until 1800 to get the injectors out and sent out to be rebuilt.  A nice way for us to end the evening was with cocktails and appetizers on the Blue Heron with Ron and Sharon Wolf.   Very interesting couple who have completed the loop twice on a 57 Marlo – a beautiful boat. 

As we enter Mobile harbor you can see all the red triangles that are possible dangerous targets according to our AIS receiver. It was a little hectic avoiding them.

Mobile harbor is a major shipping area with serious equipment