fall_vacation

RETURN TO HOME PAGE welcome.html

Vacation Lot, Waveland, MS . fall_vacation

October 2007, I was ready for a vacation, fall colors, nice drive south along Mississippi River.

The hills of southern Missouri along I-55 were at their color peak.

Arrival at my Lot Bay St. Louis, MS found grass 3' and bushes 5' high. I pulled my lawnmower trailer carrying tools. (sailboat dismantled so to use trailer)

Chainsaw bushes and dead tree limbs and most of yard grasses into pile.

The boat could have been worse as it has in past: under water on side, upside down. Weeds and grass grown up through dock boards, ran the weed eater.

Front of boat: had to bucket out water down inside fast before the tide came.

The new white canvas tarp now torn, muddy and harden by sun. Nearly ruined by upturned in water from Hurricane Katrina.

All water bucketed out, tide comes in, boat still floats, ready for roof frames that I made at home to keep canvas up and rain out of boat. (on dock)

Six roof frame sections. On top of them is new black plastic, then old heavy canvas. Side to side ropes to hold down canvas in wind, but I slipped when tying last rope and knocked one inside frame sideways. Tired, but still dry, I went home.

SEE MORE PHOTOS fall_roads_north.html

RETURN TO HOME PAGE welcome.html