As much as we loved the town of Fairhope, we were not sorry to leave it in our wake, primarily because of the marina where we were staying. It was a challenge to get on and off the boat, especially at night, because of no lighting and the tiny, narrow finger pier AND the piling right in the middle of the pier we had to maneuver around to exit or enter.
After traveling south on Mobile Bay in heavy fog for more than two hours, we finally run out of the fog in time to pick up the first two channel markers indicating our reentry back into the Intracoastal waterway. We left the Intracoastal waterway at the end of April in Norfolk, VA and now some 4000 miles later we return to it in the southern part of Mobile Bay.
It is a welcome site to see the familiar red.....
...,,,and green channel markers marking our way along the Gulf Coast.
Out of the haze on the ICW comes one of the many shrimp/fishing boats operating all along the Gulf Coast.
Shortly after pulling into the Wharf Marina in Orange Beach, AL (adjacent to Gulf Shores, AL), the mega yacht FREEDOM, pulled in behind us. Owned by the owners of Books-a-Million, this yacht is over 100' long and a real beauty. We first saw her in Chattanooga when she was on her way to Knoxville to take her owners to an Alamba football game. Nice life!!
Compare this shot of our Marina in Fairhope with our present marina at the Wharf. These are beautiful, floating docks.
Looper Fun! Our first night in Orange Beach we met up with four other Looper boats and went out to dinner with them at Toby Keith's restaurant, "I Love This Bar & Grill". Of course the evening is not complete without EIGHT rounds of bingo, led by the bartender. A good time was had by all!
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