Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Through Facebook, I realized an old friend from high school, Larry, lived close to our current RV park.  After talking on the phone, I found he was less than 6 miles away!  Larry kindly invited us over and we spent a pleasant afternoon catching up a little on the last 45 years (Wow!  That revelation made me feel old!).

Larry and his wife, Linda (who was, unfortunately, at work), had just moved into their new house along the Fish River.  They worked with a builder who was able to nestle the house in amid the existing trees with only very minor trimming.  The custom built house was one of the nicest we have ever seen.

Just a few steps away from the large screened porch was the outdoor hub of life along the river. The boat dock included everything you could need whether you're fishing, watching a game or just waving at the passing boats.  You could even sit and wait for the mail to be delivered by boat right to the dock!  We were told this is the only remaining water delivery of mail in the Postal system.

Larry took us on a boat ride down the river to Mobile Bay.  It's been a long time since I was out on a boat and the ride took me back to my days as a teenager when I could not get enough skiing.  He said sometimes dolphins swim up the river, so we kept our eyes peeled, but I was distracted by houses and docks along the shoreline.