Today Lynne and John head back to Virginia so after breakfast , they packed and were ready for Enterprise Car rentals to pick them up at 9.30am.
Last minute photos and brown pelican entertainment.The car arrived at 10 am and off they went back up to Columbus Mississippi to pick uo their car and then head north.
The arrangement worked out very well for them and for us. Provides flexibility for both parties.
Erica and Graeme did a big boat clean inside and then at 11 am the technician arrived with the new washer part and it was installed in 10 minutes! Then time to tackle the outside cushions and covers which had the evidence of spider activity i.e. Poop!
Easily washed off fortunately using Erica's Wonder soap a eucalyptus based soap ,which she gets from NZ.
After lunch we got the courtesy car which had now turned up for our use , thanks to Glenn the service guy.Headed off to visit the famous Bellinggrath gardens and home.
It belonged to Walter and Bessie Bellinggrath.Walter was Mobile's first Coca Cola bottler and distributer and made a lot of money with this business.
Bit of a workaholic it seems , so his doctor advised him to buy an abandoned fishing camp in 1917 and get some relaxation there . The gardens were developed ( Bessie was the gardener) and a new 15 room house as built.It sits on 65 acres.Bessie was also a collector of fine porcelain and furniture from France ,England and Germany.
They had no children so the estate became a foundation and the public since 1935 have been able to enjoy visiting the fruits of their labors.Seems Exxon Mobil support the Bayou Observatory area which is a boardwalk beside the Gardens.
Lovely visit well worth it, about 1/2 hour drive from the Marina.
Got back and enjoyed a beautiful sunset after the clear blue skies of the day.
Had a pasta meal on board.
We heard from Lynne and John they had got to Columbus in just under 4 hours.
The same journey in reverse had taken the four of us 7 days by boat!!!
Over and Out
E and G
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