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We had to wait 20 minutes for three trains to cross this bridge. :banghead: We were nearly close enough to hear the welcoming party cracking our beers.

Captain rainman saved the day when the tugboats pushing this ship-looking barge failed to communicate before blocking the river directly in front of us.:facepalm:

Big ships replaced barges as we entered the Neches River. :eek:

I believe this was the tallest bridge that we saw on the trip. I guess everything really is bigger in Texas.:D

Yes, rainman was welcomed back to Texas with a rainbow!

The skies seemed friendly as Rhino returned to Texas.

rainman got an appreciative response on the VHF from this captain for giving him lots of room.

This was a beautiful sunset, but our westbound course made the preceding two hours very tough on the eyeballs. :socool:

This boat has an oddly-shaped bow. Can anyone explain why?

Here a boat that can put itself "on the hard." :D

Well, we arrived in Beaumont on Sunday night. Let me tell you, rainman was absolutely driven to reunite with his wife as soon as possible. It made for some long and exhausting days, and my nightly Trawler Forum updates suffered. It was all worth it when we finally backed into their slip and I...

If this was at Little Yacht Sales, it is an absolute beauty! A 48 is way too much boat for my needs, but I was tempted to pull the trigger on condition alone. That boat has been well loved.

Oops! My mistake, not his. He showed me a picture yesterday and my memory failed me. He says hello. As dimer2 mentioned to me earlier, getting rainman to actually post on TF takes an act of congress. :-)

We're now at anchor just east of the bridges and locks at New Orleans. A couple of locals gave us some bait, so we have lines in the water. One Black Drum and one Catfish of sorts paid us a visit, but we're going to settle for sandwiches this evening. Leaving Gulfport. Is this a ship or an...

Will do! He was telling me about a couple on a beautiful Hatteras down there. Is that you guys?

Safety Feature - ACTIVATED. LOL!

The first two hours of day 2. Blissful... The next nine. Yeehaw!

Rhino is a beast. I can't believe dimer2 sold her. :D We did 11 hours today, including around four hours of zig-zagging because our desired course put the wind and 3-foot seas directly on our beam. We initially tried riding it out, but Rhino let us know she was unhappy with loud noises from...

Shrew, logic has no place in my adventures. I hopped in my truck an hour after first talking to rainman. I did much of the drive to Eastbound and Down from Smokey and the Bandit. It's all part of the fun. :-)

A welcome sight after nine hours in my truck - Destin! "Rhino" stands ready to go. rainman had the perfect slip for the night. The storms clear out and we're underway. New friends swimming and jumping alongside.

As a new TF member and someone considering living aboard and cruising, I put out a post for anyone in the Houston area who might be able to give me a ride on their trawler. Thanks to quick thinking by dimer2, my inquiry turned into an opportunity to crew for a TF member who was unexpectedly...

I'll be sure to snap some pictures and share the experience! So far, the skipper has shown great hospitality as he showed me around Destin. This is a fun place, but we'll be underway as soon as this thunderstorm rolls through.

What, we have a stowaway?! Wave Gazer started this thread months ago, but I'm the one who slipped aboard last night in Destin. Thanks for reaching out and getting me the hookup!

Thank you, dimer2. Message on the way.

Ha! I certainly agree with your sentiment. I decided to take sailing lessons to confirm that I prefer a trawler, but people keep telling me that I'm more likely to get sick on a trawler. My trawler experience was 20 years ago on a 100-ish foot training vessel. I remember feeling pretty...