and their game of life
12/6/2016 Hopping on our bike after walking it off the ferry, we headed towards the boardwalk that runs along the river’s edge. Children in school uniforms were running around and feeding the seagulls outside of the Audubon Aquarium. The screams of delight and laughter were infectious and I couldn’t help but smile and giggle myself… Continue reading New Orleans, Music, and Exploring
12/5/2015 As I write this we are sitting under a pavilion at Bayou Segnette State Park. It is cold and pouring rain. Everything is wet, damp, or moist. Fortunately the clothes we are wearing are mostly dry so we aren’t too cold, but I am so excited for some sunshine whenever she decides to come… Continue reading Rain and Hello Mississippi River Trail
11/30/2016 Well, it turns out that the reaction I had to checking the weather forecast when we arrived in Grand Isle was accurate. The system moving through the South Central region of Louisiana and impacting all surrounding waters and waterways is a strong one and bringing conditions unfit for a small boat. The night we… Continue reading When Life Gives You Storms…Buy a Bike!
11/24/2016Happy Thanksgiving! The last two days have been spent rowing and sailing our way East towards Grand Isle, Louisiana. As I write this we are currently on a sandbar near Port Fourchon, LA- 21 miles away from Grand Isle. I had been praying that when we arrived on this sandbar we would find cell phone… Continue reading Barrier Islands and Grand Isle
11/22/2016 The last couple days have been very involved in terms of being underway, and I have not had much time to write, which is too bad because there is much to share! I’ll do my best to recap: Day 1- Oyster Bayou to Anchorage in Marsh: An hour or so after I finished… Continue reading Vastness, Dolphins, and Oil Rigs
11/19/2016 Yesterday afternoon around 1:30 Kyle and I rowed away from Morgan City with a 25mph North wind behind us. After clearing the railroad bridge and the traffic area we put 3 reefs in the sail and surged along at a 7 knot average. The seas were about 2ft and Solvi was surfing along happily.… Continue reading Salty Waters and a Spectacular Welcome!
P.S. We have had a couple people order a calendar but did not send their mailing address. If you sent money for a calendar but didn't send an email please send your address to: skipperandflipperphotos@gmail.com asap Thanks! 11/18/2016 We did it!! We travelled 1700 miles from the top of America to the bottom of America.… Continue reading Morgan City (Our New Orleans) and People are Amazing!
11/14/2016 Mile 55 and day 2 on the Atchaf’: The air is still. The water is calm. The sound is quiet except for Kyle’s oars dipping in the water. White egrets and great blue herons stand stoic on the muddy shoreline, fishing patiently. The shoreline is steep- trees fallen or just barely hanging on. Many… Continue reading The Atchafalaya River
10/13/2016 Yesterday morning around 10am Kyle and I rowed from the Mississippi, took a sharp right turn and approached large metal doors. “Old River Lock and Dam,” Kyle hailed on the radio. “Old River back,” we heard a friendly voice say. After being instructed to wait on the bank for the lock to be ready… Continue reading A New River and Simmesport Louisiana
Flipper’s Thoughts: Nine states, 87 days, and 1,508 miles later it has come time to say farewell to the Mississippi River. When the dreaming, discussing, and planning of this voyage began 2 years ago the thought of making it so far was a small seed in the back of my mind. While I never doubted… Continue reading Farewell Mighty Mississippi- Reflections from Flipper and Skipper
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