As hard as it is to depart from family and friends, we are away from the dock by 0840, out the Kemah Channel and into the Houston Ship Channel, doing 8 knots with the current (taking the memories of great times with us). Yeehah! Only 450 miles to go to Pensacola, Florida.
Bobby finally makes it past Redfish Island and into uncharted waters. It's official - Jim Kenworthy of S/V Dream Away witnessed the event with a call on the VHF radio.
A turn to port at Bolivar Roads puts us at the entrance of the GIWW with a dolphin escort. Latter in the afternoon, Tom attempts to dock at Steve's Landing and goes aground in the mud 10' from the dock. Okay, let's try the next stop, Stingaree's Landing. Nope, in the mud, twice, and not even that far out of the channel. Now, we are in for a long day of motoring until we get to Taylor Outfall Bayou to anchor for the night. "Star's" engine dies on the way, Bobby heads below to the engine room while Troy and Jenny do an immediate hip tow tie-up with "Magic Reunion" to continue on our way with tugs towing barges approaching from the east and west. The cause is a sludged up fuel filter on the engine (not changed after the fuel tanks were cleaned of sludge).
End of the day reward is the Harvest Moon, full and orange, rising from the horizon shortly after dark.
Bobby finally makes it past Redfish Island and into uncharted waters. It's official - Jim Kenworthy of S/V Dream Away witnessed the event with a call on the VHF radio.
A turn to port at Bolivar Roads puts us at the entrance of the GIWW with a dolphin escort. Latter in the afternoon, Tom attempts to dock at Steve's Landing and goes aground in the mud 10' from the dock. Okay, let's try the next stop, Stingaree's Landing. Nope, in the mud, twice, and not even that far out of the channel. Now, we are in for a long day of motoring until we get to Taylor Outfall Bayou to anchor for the night. "Star's" engine dies on the way, Bobby heads below to the engine room while Troy and Jenny do an immediate hip tow tie-up with "Magic Reunion" to continue on our way with tugs towing barges approaching from the east and west. The cause is a sludged up fuel filter on the engine (not changed after the fuel tanks were cleaned of sludge).
End of the day reward is the Harvest Moon, full and orange, rising from the horizon shortly after dark.
