Nellie's at the Tip of the Arrow (Getting Hammered)
We survived--I'm not sure what else to call it-- this morning's storms. For about four hours it was dark as night, pouring rain, with lightening strikes all around. Now the creeks are flooding and some roads are underwater. Good thing we live on a boat. Curiously though, animals, two-by-two are lining up at the bulwark door...
Carla's Egg Sized Hail
All this weather reporting in Nellie's blog has me wondering if I'm being melodramatic. Maybe, maybe not. Here's a picture of Carla Davis, Columbus Marina, with two of the hail stones that pelted the marina night before last. Yea, they look like eggs but the broken car windshields say they're not.
Pretty in Green and Brick
I spent the morning in the marina's office chatting with T Davis and his daughter Carla. T said the going rate for towing disabled cruising boats is $150/hr during the day and $200/hr at night. T has been on the Tenn-Tom all his life and has a ton of stories. Mostly his tales are about clueless individuals doing stupid things--"Hey honey, the river is flooding. Let's go boating." He also had some cautionary tales. A 40+' DeFever, owned by an experienced couple, rolled over in the wake of a tugboat. It's suspected that the DeFever was flooding and in the tug's wake it heeled, free surface effect did the rest.
What a surprise is Columbus, Mississippi. It's vibrant, pretty and the childhood home of Tennessee Williams.
Tennessee Williams Home
It was settled via land grants, some going to solders who visited the area during the War of 1812. Cotton was king and it was shipped down to Mobile on the Tombigbee.
Water on the Rose
The antebellum houses are plentiful and gorgeous.
One of Many 1830's Houses
At the Columbus Marina, MM335, Columbus, Mississippi. No miles today and holding at 1618 for the trip. DBH
