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Cool Big Tree

Cool Big Tree

Tin Chicken by an Official Building.  Only in a small town :)

Tin Chicken by an Official Building. Only in a small town 🙂

Turtles on a log

Turtles on a log

Caution Lake Ahead, really?  Besides that, it's a river not a lake

Caution Lake Ahead, really? Besides that, it’s a river not a lake

Park by the Marina

Park by the Marina

Flower on a Weed, pretty

Flower on a Weed, pretty

Here is a shark someone caught.  A bunch of people were lining up to touch it.

Here is a shark someone caught. A bunch of people were lining up to touch it.

Crew Boat leaving Mobile Bay Harbor.  They travel from oil rig to oil rig bringing supplies, parts and crew

Crew Boat leaving Mobile Bay Harbor. They travel from oil rig to oil rig bringing supplies, parts and crew

Here is the fountain at the Convention Center in Mobile Bay

Here is the fountain at the Convention Center in Mobile Bay

Look how they take the scrap metal out of the barges

Look how they take the scrap metal out of the barges

This tug is out of New York.  Can you see the size of those props?  Wow!

This tug is out of New York. Can you see the size of those props? Wow!

 

Mardi Gras Picture

More funny hats

More funny hats

Funny hats

Funny hats

A Pirate Ship

A Pirate Ship

Loot at the beads hanging from his mirror

Loot at the beads hanging from his mirror

That little girl in Pink left 1/2 way thru the parade, her bag for goodies was full :)

That little girl in Pink left 1/2 way thru the parade, her bag for goodies was full 🙂

Float

Float

He brought his puppy on the float

He brought his puppy on the float

Yes, they even have Duck Dynasty in a float

Yes, they even have Duck Dynasty in a float

Reminds me of our parade days with the dogs

Reminds me of our parade days with the dogs

See the cups they are tossing?

See the cups they are tossing?

Dolphin float

Dolphin float

That woman's black glove kept popping up in my pictures

That woman’s black glove kept popping up in my pictures

Roll Tide

Roll Tide

That parade even had Jesus!

That parade even had Jesus!

See the Moon Pie she is getting ready to throw?

See the Moon Pie she is getting ready to throw?

See that stuffed animal she is holding, that was thrown from one of the floats

See that stuffed animal she is holding, that was thrown from one of the floats

Cool!  They even had horses on the floats!

Cool! They even had horses on the floats!

Here we are at the end of the parade, displaying our booty

Here we are at the end of the parade, displaying our booty

 

High Cover, just think of the boat that will fit under it

High Cover, just think of the boat that will fit under it

Is this a house or a business?  It is located on a residential street.

Is this a house or a business? It is located on a residential street.

View down the M dock

View down the M dock

Marker in bay, don't know what these are for yet.  We'll have to do some book learning :)

Marker in bay, don’t know what these are for yet. We’ll have to do some book learning 🙂

Army Ship in Mobile Bay

Army Ship in Mobile Bay

Looks really futuristic doesn’t it?

Ship that eventually passed us in the shipping line

Ship that eventually passed us in the shipping line

Big Ship

Big Ship
Ship being repaired in Mobile Bay

Ship being repaired in Mobile Bay

Mobile Bay Bridge

Mobile Bay Bridge
Skyline at Mobile Bay

Skyline at Mobile Bay

Canadian Boat in Mobile Bay

Canadian Boat in Mobile Bay

Boat at Dog River Marina being repaired

Boat at Dog River Marina being repaired

Cool army looking boat at Dog River

Cool army looking boat at Dog River

20140117 TofC at Dog River

Happy Wanderer from Sunnyside

Here is a boat that made it south too! Happy Wanderer from Sunnyside

Wench

Wench

This winch was on an alumanum houseboat.  Gary said it probably cost more than our van.  Here is the davit that was on the back.  See what his dingy is?  It’s a fishing boat!  Holy Crap!

Davit Big Beefy

Davit Big Beefy

Enterance to Pebble Isle

Entrance to Pebble Isle

The entrance to this marina was a little tricky.  It snaked back and forth between little red and green buoys.  We really had to watch where we were going.

Paris Marina

Paris Marina

Lock from our pilot house

Lock from our pilot house

See what pushes Lock door open and close

See what pushes Lock door open and close

The "other" Gary's at Green Turtle!

The “other” Gary’s at Green Turtle!

New dam

New dam

Building new Dam

Building new Dam

Barge lift to get coal out

Barge lift to get coal out

Barge Moorings

Barge Moorings

Anybody know what kind of boat this is?

Anybody know what kind of boat this is?

Cool house with foutain

Cool house with foutain

Opening the doors of Lock 19

Opening the doors of Lock 19

Barge with logs

Barge with logs

20131009 059Good looking boat at Keokuk Yacht Club

20131009 014 20131009 013 20131009 011See how they repaired this barge?

Giant Crane

Giant Crane

Can you see the giant crane in the box?  It comes out and grabs a pile of coal and then drops it on the convayor belt.  Looked a lot better in person 🙂

1 Response to More Pictures

  1. Judy Dinehart's avatar Judy Dinehart says:

    Hi Gary and Colleen,
    Dan and I just caught up with your blog and enjoyed all the pictures and comments. It looks like you are both happy and enjoying your retirement. Keep smiling!
    Judy

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