We finally reached mile 0 of the Tenn-Tom this afternoon and entered the very busy port of Mobile Bay. This is a very large commercial port with many freighters and barges at work. There are also other vessels of interest, the first one above is some sort of Navy ship that looks like it was designed to be a sleuth. There are a lot of repair facilities, and one of the ships there was this cruise ship Norwegian Spirit. I was wondering if I could use one of their props as a spare for our boat.
We made our way down the Mobile Bay shipping channel to where we turned west to Dog River Marina. This is a channel through a very shallow area, and because we were navigating during low tide, the depth sounder was making weird sounds all too frequently.
Fuel here is $3.15/gal, but it is Valvtech, so the little extra is worth it. Tomorrow we start to head east on our way to the Florida panhandle. Oh, and the weather is warm and the salt air smells great!
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