Mobile to Gulf Shores Days (159-161)

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I really love getting up before dawn.  The world just looks different.  The Spanish moss and the still water reflections at the Big Briar Creek anchorage were beautiful.
As we pulled away down the river the sun finally came up. I thought this passing barge was silhouetted nicely by the rising sun.
As we continued into Mobile bay we encountered many barges
In the sunshine with the blue skies eve the cranes had their own beauty.
Once we were out in the bay, it was so calm. We were so thankful since we needed to go 7 mph.  This fishing boat had quite a following of brown pelicans.
We even encountered a pod of dolphins.  They came racing to the boat and when I went to film them it seemed as if they disappeared.  They were actually running with us under the bow.
As we approached Gulf Shores and the Gulf Intra Coastal Waterway a very nice man on the AGLCA Facebook page took some photos of our boat. Thanks Art!
We pulled into Homeport Marina which is where Jimmy Buffet’s sister Lucy has her well known restaurant, Lulu’s.  They have a lot of Crazy Sista t-shirts and even a couple of Crazy Sista Beers.
The place is a playground for both young and old with live music every night. 
The weather wasn’t great but it worked out well for getting the boat repairs done.  Homeport Marina is next door to Saunders Yachtworks and they fixed our turbo so we don’t need to be the slow boat anymore. 😁
Our Journey
“For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬
 

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