It seems very strange to leave Troy standing on the dock as we depart this morning. We've enjoyed his company and listening to him play the guitar immensely. A rental car company is picking him up. He is driving back to Houston due to prearranged plans for the upcoming weekend, and maybe because Deana misses him a bunch. We make calls to confirm Troy got the rental car and made it back to his boat at Watergate.
Today, the waterway contains lots of water hyacinths and we spot a dolphin.
Tonight's tie-up is a Chris' Classy Cruising Dock Spot. It is free, and it should be. It is on a old metal wall with torn cables sticking out, on the south side of the intracoastal and next to the Boomtown Casino (1.5 miles west of the Harvey Locks). We are not bounced around by passing tows and it is fairly quiet. Just climb over the sand-filled fabric/wire box flood wall to let the casino security know you are docked outside, enjoy a meal inside and try your luck. Strategically, there is nothing closer to get you through New Orleans and the locks early the following day.
Today, the waterway contains lots of water hyacinths and we spot a dolphin.
Tonight's tie-up is a Chris' Classy Cruising Dock Spot. It is free, and it should be. It is on a old metal wall with torn cables sticking out, on the south side of the intracoastal and next to the Boomtown Casino (1.5 miles west of the Harvey Locks). We are not bounced around by passing tows and it is fairly quiet. Just climb over the sand-filled fabric/wire box flood wall to let the casino security know you are docked outside, enjoy a meal inside and try your luck. Strategically, there is nothing closer to get you through New Orleans and the locks early the following day.
