Mobile Alabama - Here we COME!

We left a serene morning on the Tensaw River and headed south to Mobile.

54 miles later we docked at the Dog River Marina in Mobile.  Along the way we definitely were in the bayou, had to hail a bridge tender to open the 14 Mile railroad bridge and then entered Mobile Bay - a very busy industrial bay!

Don was jazzed to see an Austal Plant.  Austal is a ship builder specializing in government contracts to the Navy.  A short way down the bay we spied the SS United States.  It is a retired and soon to be scraped ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 and is the largest ocean liner to be entirely constructed in the US.  She also is the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic Ocean and that title remains uncontested.

Next up was the US Naval Hospital Ship, "Comfort." It is a 1,000-bed Mercy-class hospital ship that provides emergency care for deployed combatant forces and hospital services for humanitarian operations and disaster relief. It was commissioned in 1986 and delivered in 1987.

The most entertaining few minutes of our trip was when we turned toward Dauphin Island to enter our marina. There were about 20 Pelicans that circled Cady Girl. "Pelicans symbolize sacrifice, resilience and generosity in various spiritual traditions.  It embodies the concept of selflessness and acts as a metaphor for strength, perseverance and nurturing." Good omen for our continued adventures!

Serene setting
14 Mile Bridge
Vacation Home?
Mr. Clean swabbing the deck
Downtown Mobile
Austal shipyard
US Naval Hospital Ship "Comfort"
in for service
SS United States NOW
SS United States in it's prime
Offshore Drill Rig - amazing that it floats
More industry
Ms Pelican
Circling the boat
Diving!






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