Nov 10-11th, 2011

November 10 - 11

We anchored the night before at Acker Lake and ran into Nauti Nell, another Looper.  We are on our way to Pirates Marina Cove to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. We have to lock through the Aberdeen  and Stennis Lock to get there.  We plan to visit Tom Bevill Visitor Center and the USS Snagboat Montgomery.  The town should be close enough for us to use our DiBlasi scooters for the first time.

Snagboat USS Montgomery and Bevill Visitor Center.

          

USS Snagboat Montgomery was the last steam-powered stern wheeler that worked on the South's  rivers. For nearly six decades, the Montgomery, which is 108' long, labored to keep seven of the South's major rivers navigable.  Tom Beville Visitor Center is in the background.

                                                            USS Snagboat Montgomery
                                                                                    

Having a blast on the Diblasi scooters.

                                            

Anniversary balloons.
 

11/11/2011  our 5th anniversary.  We had a great day exploring on our scooters and Ken surprised me with balloons and cards for both of us.  We ate at the local diner, Down Yonder, and had catfish. Yum!  When we returned from our outing we discovered Erika Lynn captained by Bob and Lynda, and Sweet Pea captained by Jim and Dale docked next to us.  Good to see some Loopers.  Time to bring out the Texas wine!