After our neighbors left this morning we pulled Refugio down to the pump out station (a very important task while docked). 
This was a rather uneventful day as we passed by numerous boat yards and back yards. We did cruise through what’s called ‘stump alley’ and rightly so. This, of-course, was pretty much the only area we passed numerous barges.
We’ve tie up 5 miles shy of Harvey Lock in New Orleans at the Boontown Casino bulkhead, a very primitive bulkhead with not enough tie-offs. We’ve laid our fenders at water level to protect the boat from the cement cap.
There must be a military base nearby as very loud fighter jets have zoomed overhead a couple of times.
As we were sitting on the aft deck having dinner it would appear we witnessed a tugboat battle. The most unusual thing we’ve ever seen. Face to face they fought, pushed and pulled back and forth in the canal. Maybe they were really doing something legitimate, but it sure looked like a faceoff to me. It was most enjoyable and I don’t know that there was a clear winner.
We’ve tie up 5 miles shy of Harvey Lock in New Orleans at the Boontown Casino bulkhead, a very primitive bulkhead with not enough tie-offs. We’ve laid our fenders at water level to protect the boat from the cement cap.
There must be a military base nearby as very loud fighter jets have zoomed overhead a couple of times.
As we were sitting on the aft deck having dinner it would appear we witnessed a tugboat battle. The most unusual thing we’ve ever seen. Face to face they fought, pushed and pulled back and forth in the canal. Maybe they were really doing something legitimate, but it sure looked like a faceoff to me. It was most enjoyable and I don’t know that there was a clear winner.
We thought about going to the casino for dinner, but a storm blew in and we thought it best to stay aboard. So we were blessed with rain tonight which has broken the intense heat, at least for now.
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Still enjoying your blogs and the pictures. Your writing is descriptive enough that I can always see a picture in my mind, if you haven't posted one. I like the story about the tugboat face-off. I've learned that if I don't know what all the phrases and words mean, I can google them and learn something. Always a treat to learn something new. Happy "trawling."
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