Skinny water everywhere

Our journey continued from Morgan City, LA to Houma, LA today.  That distance by water is only about 40 miles.  Right from the beginning we had to go through the Bayou Boeuf Lock.  Our luck continued and we were able to float right through without tying up.  We are hoping we can do the same in the future. The scenery changed somewhat during this stretch where we saw Cypress trees covered with Spanish moss and again we saw many bald eagles.




The picture above is referred to as a spud boat. Basically, it is a tug with props and running gear but also has four really long "legs" that it plants into the seabed and raised itself up above the surface of the water. Skinny water isn't a problem for them!


One of the best parts of the trip so far has been the abundance of wildlife visible from the boat each day. Water foul are everywhere. We've seen dolphins, pelicans and even an otter. We've lost count of the number of bald eagles we've seen over the last few days.


As we were getting close to Houma we went under the Bayou DuLarge Bascule Bridge and SV Randy Jo had to call to have the bridge lifted for them (their mast is almost 70 feet tall).  As soon as they went through the bridge started to come down as we passed through and it was a bit unsettling.  The video is below.


We arrived at the Houma Downtown City Docks in the early afternoon and we were pleased to find out that a laundry facility was about 2 blocks away.  It has been 2 weeks since we have done laundry and  there is a sense of accomplishment when all the layers of clothes we have been wearing to combat the cold are clean.  We looked like hobos walking down the street but again encountered many nice and helpful people at the laundromat who couldn't believe we came by boat until I showed them a pic!





Second Wave nestled against the dock in downtown Houma in 5 feet of water (hoping the tide is kind to us tonight).





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