To Rabbit Island

3/7/07 – Such a splendid uneventful (and boring) day; nothing but wide calm water all day as we left Mobile Bay and headed into the Mississippi Sound. However, Tom did manage a tricky evasive maneuver through the shipping lane of Mobile Bay (That WAS the excitement of the day.) As we cruised by Biloxi, we waived “hi” for daughter Wendy. We managed to get 70 miles under our belt as we passed Ship Island, Gulfport, Cat Island, Long Beach, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, Pearl River and The Rigolets; settling for the night at Rabbit Island in Louisiana. This was a small little island with nothing but marsh grasses growing on it and numerous various birds doing what they do. We were able to circle around, pick our spot and drop anchor – smack dab in the middle of the waterway. This afforded us plenty of ‘swing’ room since we no longer have our stern anchor. Also, on the other side of the island were the remains of a sea drill after, apparently, not surviving Katrina. There was a very cool RR swing bridge not far from our location and we were treated with RR traffic most of the evening (Reminded me of home). Tomorrow we negotiate New Orleans.