October 29, 2009

Port Departed: Heber Springs
Port Arrived: Columbus

We left Phil’s house in Heber Springs at 9:30AM for the drive to Columbus Mississippi. I told Phil that I would be glad to take a bus. He said that we did not want me wandering around Mississippi alone on public transportation. I did not object. We stopped midway and had a huge feast. We arrived at the Columbus Marina about 4PM. Opened the boat to air it out. There was water condensation on all internal fiberglass structures.

We went shopping and bought bread, donuts, milk, tomatoes, bananas and apples. After returning to the boat we learned about a restaurant next to the marina called Woody’s that had an “open mike night.” We had a beer and were invited to perform. Phil had to borrow a harp because he left all of his at home. Larry Priest the lead performer had on and lent it to Phil. Before Phil would play it he soaked it in 90 proof Vodka for several minutes. We then started playing and the response from the few patrons in the bar was very favorable. We even did two numbers with the Chief of Police from Columbus.