Author Archives: The Hermes

TheThis marina is located within a few miles of the Gulf of Mexico.  Across the street there  are several restaurants within walking distance.  We visited our firs onet, Tacky Jacks, on Sunday the 19th.  They had reasonable prices and a … Continue reading →

We left Homeport Marina around 8:45.  The channel really narrows down again, we are on the Inter-Coastal.  We passed two barges.  They are traveling slow which was good because we passed by them pretty closely.  We even recognized one of … Continue reading →

By the time we fueled up and pumped out at Dog River, we didn’t leave the marina till 9:00.  In most of the marinas we stopped at, they sell beer and wine at their ship store.  This place was no … Continue reading →

We left the anchorage at 7:11 this morning.  It was 45°, again, we stayed warm all night.  The cat always sleeps with me at night, his added warmth helped keep me warm, Gary was on his own :). We got … Continue reading →

We woke up early this morning, it was 24° and there was frost on the dock and the boat. Gary tied two lines, one I could just release from the bow, the other was a mid line that he hoped … Continue reading →

We were up at 6 this morning hoping to get an early start.  We were close enough to the lock that we could call them and find out if there were any barges going thru.  Unfortunately there were 2 but … Continue reading →

We left our anchorage around 7:00, the temperature this morning was 39°.  We both stayed surprisingly warm last night.  We don’t like to run the generator during the night, don’t want to be asphyxiated, you know. It was foggy in … Continue reading →

We left Columbus Marina this morning at 7:00, 45°.  It is dark, rainy, cold and windy.  It reminds me of the movie Deliverance.  I can almost hear the banjos.  Look, there is snow in the river Just kidding, it really … Continue reading →

We left at 6:45 this morning with our two new friends.  It is 30° this morning.  Chilly!  There was frost on our bumpers again We all travel to the first damn and lock thru.  After we come out, the Carver … Continue reading →

We left this morning at 7:10, it was 52°.  We had to wait a little for the first damn of the day, Jamie Whitter.  It was an 84 foot drop. When we got out of the lock there was fog. … Continue reading →