Kim Jo IV: 9/26/10

Saturday, October 2, 2010

We are getting to know the area better.
On our daily walks we see beautiful wild flowers along the road side. The one pictured here we see a lot. I've asked several people what the name is & no one we have asked so far knows the name. I googled Alabama Wild Flowers and found out there are 432 different species in the state. I think it is the Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea Purpurea). I don't know my flowers very well so I could be wrong.

The fall colors are starting on the river. Hopefully by the end of the month we will see full color. We have been exploring all the little coves around our marina in our dinghy. Today was a beautiful day and a lot of boats were out.

Pictured is our neighbors paddle wheel tow. The interior is luxurious. It is for sale and we think it would make a good boat for Nora and Andy.

I have been checking the stats for our blog and it is really interesting to see how many different countries have logged on to our site; as of today there have been 11 countries with 2,754 log ins.

CO's comments: We still have to contend with spiders while in port. At this marina we have a new nuisance; ants. We have been told that they are sugar ants and they are so small it takes 50 of them in one spot before you can see them. They are driving Bobbie crazy. I am constantly spraying and washing so that the XO doesn't chew on me.

The XO has been taking some stats of her own and to date we have travelled 1,363.4 miles on 5 different rivers.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

The "I Love Lucy"

It has been a while since we have checked in with everyone. You would think being retired we would have all the time in the world but the days just fly by. We have been at Bay Hill Marina for over a week now and we will be here until October 22 when we will go the Joe Wheeler State Park for the Looper Rendezvous. The Loopers here are a busy group. We have been to several "Docktail" hours, had a pot luck, and went out to Sunday Brunch. Many are getting ready to go further south for the winter. One couple, Ed and Lucy, left today; their boat is named "I Love Lucy". I think that is so sweet of Ed to name the boat after his wife. We got up early this morning to say good bye. We hope we run into them again this winter. It's sad meeting people and then having to say bye so quickly after meeting. Another couple, Dave and Joy, have a huge paddle wheel tug named Columbia and they only need a 2' draft; they can go any where. They let us use their truck to go to town for supplies. Roy El is the 3rd boat on our dock and Roy and Elvie are the owners. They have been living on their boat for 7 years! Everyone has been real nice and very helpful. All three boats have been up and down the Tenn-Tom and all around the gulf and have given us great anchorages to use. Three other looper boats left already.