We're finally ready to leave Grand Mariner Marina on Dog River in Mobile, AL, if we can see. Fog the last several days and heavy rain today. Plans are to anchor in Ingram Bayou and visit with Bob Austin, stops also stops at Destin, Panama City area to visit with Rich Gano, and the Werts. Then on to Apalachicola to cross to Clearwater. We've found this marina a good place to stay: Sixty cents a foot per day, $6/foot for month plus electicity, Two good large tiled showers, clean laundry with two washers and two dryers at $.75 each. They have a do-it-yourself yard, with 35 ton travel lift. Least expensive in area for haul-out: $8 per foot for haul-out including blocking and wash-down of hull, $15 per day with first weekend free. Allow live aboard whle out of the water. The Mariner Restaurant is very good. Dog River Marina across the river has a good full service yard where do-it-yourself is allowed. It is more expensive. Also allows live-aboard while out of water. West Marine has a store on the premises. Turner Marine is next to Dog River Marina also has a yard, catering mostly to saliboats. There are three other smaller places with travel lifts. Ted and Helen Brown Aboard M/V ACT II 43 Albin Sundeck Browns5412@aol.com and hotmail.com Cell phones 608.770.3068 904.707.7285