We made it to Gulf Shores

July 7  We have just completed the first half of our boat trip. We left Venice this morning at 7:45 headed to Gulf Shores. The weather was cloudy with thunder and lightning on both sides of the sky. We were blessed to outsmart five major storms by changing our charted course and running at a higher speed than normal. Eventually, the skies cleared and we could sneak in a quick fishing trip! Yes, we added something new to our boat…rod and reels! NaNa knows how to watch the lines and she quickly noticed Amy had a Fish On!! Yes, she did….she caught a Spanish Mackerel. Shortly behind her was NaNa. My role quickly changed from Captain to Official Deck Hand.  Yes, they caught the fish and I had to take them off the hook. The thunderstorms began to catch up with us so, we had to have a catch and release day.

Amy actually, drove the boat long enough to be considered a Co-Captain. NaNa was happy she got to see the Old Lighthouse out in the middle of nowhere!

As we approached Mobile Bay we were greeted with a ridiculous current. Mobile Bay can get shallow in spots and because of the incident back home, I was white knuckling it all the way thought the ICW pass to the dock.

We finally docked at LuLus’ in Gulf Shores. Taylor and NaNa are busy playing while Amy is doing laundry and I am cleaning the boat. Taylor is excited she got her hair braided with three pretty colors. We have already met the guys docked next to us at LuLu’s. Boating is an awesome way to meet great people. We are excited to see our friends who are arriving from St. Louis and Houston tomorrow. We will then be at the beach house together for the next week. 

Signing off until we head to Destin FL in a few days.

Capt and Crew!

Michael

Amy 

Taylor

Nana

Gracie