September 29, 2015
Tuesday
Miles Traveled 38.1
Total miles 124.5
Day 17
We said our goodbyes yesterday to the kids, friends on the dock and to Jill and Marty at Irwin Marine. We were told with "Wine over Water" happening next weekend the slips were full.. That's ok we are ready to get moving.. They did warn us about storms.. We checked our sources and felt comfortable about leaving..
We got an early start to our day. The water was still, the winds calm, it was misty and there was a low fog, but not at water level. The temperature was warm enough for shorts and Tshirts but a windbreaker was nice now and again.
Baylor Campus ,with the low fog, still looks amazing.
Buster was on watch duty for any logs floating in the river.
Our visibility was clear.
And it's interesting to see the nice homes along the way.. This one was intriguing, with its observation tower.
This house looked pretty nice too!
Buster likes to hang out an keep watch.. Good boy Buster!
Every now and again, I take the wheel and give Phil a chance to relax and walk around.. We both wear headsets to be able to hear each other when one or the other is away from the helm..
For a small stretch of our day we got some rain. It's nice having the option to navigate the boat from the inside helm. I'm not sure why Buster thinks he needs to be first mate.. I think he's in my seat!
We had almost no traffic all day. I think this guy was the only boat we passed .. And Thank goodness it was at a wide area of the river .. No problems... This could get trickier furture down the way.
The clouds are rolling in, and we're about to reach our destination for the day.
We tied our lines , walked Buster, and began fixing dinner, when the skies opened up.
The rains came as I washed the dishes. We were safe and dry.
It was a short calm shower , followed by a welcoming rainbow.
It's was a great first day! We even saw our first eagle sighting today.
We are a short distance to the Nickajack lock, and a big boat just came by and anchored close to the lock.
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