Oct. 29 - Port Arthur, TX

Taylor Bayou - Anchorage

Miles to Rockport, TX - 231

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ―Albert Einstein

We're home...well almost. Just being back in Texas feels like home. We could be in Rockport by Saturday, but may take an extra day depending on the wind coming in with another cold front. We have quite a few large bays to cross before docking in Rockport.

We left the bayous of Louisiana today and entered the VERY industrial waters of the northeastern coast of Texas. Orange, Port Arthur, Houston, Texas City and Freeport are full of petrochemical production facilities and boat traffic is substantial. Now in addition to the heavy barge traffic, we have large sea going tankers to deal with. It's definitely not a cruiser's paradise. Although there are petrochemical plants all along the Texas coast the scenery will improve once we get closer to Matagorda Bay, where shrimping, crabbing and oystering are big industries. The scenery will also improve as we pass through five national refuges on our way to Rockport.

Our morning began with heavy fog, so Stan had a chance to put the radar to the test

We saw this BBQ in the ICW this morning. Just bring your own meat or maybe kill it in the woods, tie off and barbecue. No telling what you'll find in the bayous of Louisiana.

This was typical barge traffic today.

Our first view of Texas, not the prettiest, but typical of this part of the coast...it will get better.

A few of the ships we past this afternoon

This ship looked like he was pulling a dinghy. Not sure why it was pulling the tug.