Columbus Marina in Columbus, Mississippi
Day #119: Remarkable what a goodnights sleep can do!!!!! Up at 6:20 A.M. as there was movement in the marina as boats were starting to depart. Mike and I had coffee, nectarine and cookies. We were able to watch the local weather on the TV. We are very glad that we made the decision to stay an extra day as the rain and storms have shift to late Wednesday night to Thursday all day. There is a small chance of tornadoes but they are predicting 3-4 inches of rain. We would have been trying to anchor in the storms hence better to be tied up here in Columbus Marina. We met a gentleman whose boat is just down from ours he told us how excited he gets during looper season as he gets to meet very nice people so we talked for a bit. Jim told Mike and I that he doesn't get off his boat much that he is somewhat of a hermit. Mike and I walked up to the showers which are about a quarter of a mile away from our slip we will get a great workout while we are here. On my way back from the showers, Jim asked if either Mike or I are interested in history of the Civil War, I told him that Mike is the history buff so Jim told me that he would talk to Mike later today. We signed out the courtesy vehicle from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. tonight as "Bay Tripper" and "Tyche" will be going out to dinner. Mike worked on a few boat jobs on our boat then he went to help Bruce install a new spot light on "Bay Tripper". I have spent time putting items back where they belong we find that when you are moving multiple days in a row the boat gets into a bit of disarray and catching up on some paperwork. I was finally able to vote as my absentee ballot finally arrived so I had it shipped here to Columbus Marina. Just a beautiful day today sunny, warm and mid-70's. We had a very quiet afternoon. As Mike and I were walking past Jim's boat he was out on the well deck he gave Mike a book "Slivers: A Year's Worth of 365 Anecdotes form the Civil War" that's an original compilation by James L. Drake (who is the gentleman on the boat), Mike told Jim how honored he is that he gave him this book. At 3:50 P.M. Bruce, Bev, Jay, Penni, Mike and I piled into the mini-van courtesy car from the marina heading to Huck's Place for dinner. We had a great time at dinner, the food was great and we had lots of laughs. When we got back docktails were in session at the marina but the mosquitos were horrible so Bruce, Bev, Mike and I headed back to the boat. Time for blogging and Mike was able to talk to Amanda.
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| Glad that Mike and I remembered to sign up for absentee ballots before we left for the trip. |
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Looper Halloween treats for Wednesday.
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One of the courtesy cars here at Columbus Marina.
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Bruce being a good citizen by crossing at the light. The rest of us just walked across the street to the restaurant.
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Huck's Place is the restaurant that the marina suggested for dinner.
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Bev, Patty, Mike Penni, Jay and Bruce at Huck's Place ("Tyche", "Bay Tripper" and "Parrot Bay")
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| This is the book that was give to Mike from Janes L. Drake. |
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| This is our boat neighbor at Columbus Marina who complied the information for the book "Slivers: A Year's Worth of 365 Anecdotes from the Civil War." |
