Neighborhood improves

Tied up to our old barge is this be-au-ti-ful boat called Intuition II.  They tell us that dock space in town is a bit scarce for 194' megayachts. She is a 70's Dutch pilot boat with great lines and rebuilt.
Joyce heads out to New Orleans tomorrow to hook up with Dugan and Robin and I stay here to make repairs on the dents I've made banging into things. This boat is so heavy that all you have to do is brush up against something, like a barge, and bad things happen. Now I get to practice welding and iron work.
We were thinking about going to the Dry Tortugas next but have been reading the park regulations and it's obvious that we don't want to be there. The reefs have suffered so much damage from anchors and propellors and discharge that they severely restrict where you can anchor and what you can do. The winds and seas get real heavy out there and you can only anchor in one tight little area surrounded by lots of other smaller boats, not where I want to be.
We may just have to slink off to the Bahamas.