These are some of the Marinas in the Mobile area: In Dog River the Dog river Marina, Sundowner Marina, and, Grand Mariner, across the bay near Fairhope is the Eastern Shore Marina. There is also the Dauphin Island Marina South of Mobile you can "Google" any of them for details. None of them are "fancy". The coastal route from Tampa makes for a very nice trip with interesting stops, but to get to the ports along the "bend" requires quite a long trip inshore through shallow water then up river in most cases. You could also go from Tampa to Apalachicola or Panama City, FL then follow the GICW to Mobile. Steve Willett Camano 31 Thibodaux. Louisiana ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com