11-12-16 Crossing Mobile Bay, Lulu’s Restaurant, Wildlife Anchorage

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11-12-16 Crossing Mobile Bay, Lulu’s Restaurant, Wildlife Anchorage

Today was an amazing day.  We left the marina and crossed Mobile Bay. It still amazes me that Mobile Bay is so shallow. We stayed in the shipping channel for part of the trip but then we had 12 feet of water to cut across to the Gulf Intracostal Water Way (GIWW). Not far into the GIWW we stopped at LuLu’s Restaurant (Jimmy Buffet’s Sister’s place)  We docked our boat right outside the deck and had lunch. Very fun atmosphere and great food. We had Red Snapper, caught that morning by local fisherman.  They bring in their catch at 5am for that day’s meal.  I love that.

This is LuLu's approaching from the waterway.
This is LuLu’s approaching from the waterway.
Here we are at LuLu's
Here we are at LuLu’s
Last Call docked at LuLu's.
Last Call docked at LuLu’s.

We anchored at a great place.  We were greeted by a dolphin. She swam right up to the boat and said hello then swam away. What a great greeting.

Here's our welcoming Dolphin. FYI It is really hard to get pictures of a Dolphin. You never know where they will come up for air.
Here’s our welcoming Dolphin. FYI It is really hard to get pictures of a Dolphin. You never know where they will come up for air.

We dropped the dinghy to go exploring.  We saw lots of birds feeding on fish. It was so fun.

King Fisher
King Fisher
Belted King Fisher
Belted King Fisher
Osprey eating a fish in a tree.
Osprey eating a fish in a tree.
Just missed a fish. Look at those talons. Ouch.
Just missed a fish. Look at those talons. Ouch.
Opsrey put on quite a show for us swooping down for fish. Hard to photograph a moving target in a moving boat. I got a few good shots.
Opsrey put on quite a show for us swooping down for fish. Hard to photograph a moving target in a moving boat. I got a few good shots.
This is a picture of two Pelicans that dove for fish at exactly the same time. What are the chance of that happening.
This is a picture of two Pelicans that dove for fish at exactly the same time. What are the chance of that happening.

Tomorrow we cross into Florida.  Scott bought his saltwater fishing gear, has his Florida license. Tried out a new lure on his small rig tonight and caught a fish first cast.

New gear just waiting to get wet.
New gear just waiting to get wet.
First salt water catch. a Silver Sea Trout.
First salt water catch. a Silver Sea Trout.

It was a GREAT day.

Thanks for reading.

Karen and Scott

Unique Random Picture of the day:

This is our wine cellar. Bottles slipped into socks and color coded. We store this in one of our holds. It has rope handles on it to help get it out if needed. Cheers!
This is our wine cellar. Bottles slipped into socks and color coded. We store this in one of our holds. It has rope handles on it to help get it out if needed. Cheers!

4 thoughts on “11-12-16 Crossing Mobile Bay, Lulu’s Restaurant, Wildlife Anchorage”

  1. The pics of the wildlife are amazing. Thought you would be in Florida in the spring and we could try & catch up with you somewhere bit doesn’t look like it will match up

    1. Hey Teri,
      I am having fun with my new camera as you can see. We will be in Florida for months. Plan early spring and we will probably still be here. We hope to go to the Bahamas late February early March. We will then be back in Florida heading north. Keep following us, and let us know if there is a time or place you want to meet. We welcome friends on board to share this trip. Hope all is well with you.

  2. Love reading your blog entries. You guys are living the dream. And I love the “wine cellar”. Hilarious and very innovative all at the same time.

  3. GTREAT HEARING FROM YOU….AND SEEING ALL THE NEAT PICTURES…..ENJOY YOUR TRIP DOWN FLORIDA WAY….I PUT IN SOME TIME AT FT WALTON BEACH….AND PANAMA CITY…JUST SOME SHORT TRIPS….WHILE IN THE AIR FORCE…SOME OF THE WINTER DAYS WERE 30’S-40’S….WINDY….COOOLLLDDD..!!!..KNOW YOU WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH BY THEN…..GLAD YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR ADVENTURE…!!!…A LITTLE ENVY THERE…

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