Today was our second full day in Delcambre, LA (Delcambre is pronounced like delcome) We spent about 5 hours beefing up one of the rotating dingy davits. We added extra Starboard and extra stainless steel bolts with large fender washers to stiffen it. The stern of the dingy with the nearly 150 pound motor is much heavier than the bow, and the starboard had bent under the weight. Starboard is a wonderful marine plastic (rot proof), but it does flex/bend. Don't know what Starboard is? Well, it is essentially the same material as the white plastic cutting boards...
After the repair, we took the dingy up river, which involved this very low bridge.
About a mile up river is the Jefferson Island salt dome. We had visited Avery Island salt dome yesterday) The center of the salt dome is collapsed due to salt solution and removal so it is filled by a lake (Lake Peigneur). We had been driven around the mansion (and chased by a peacock) after we arrived on Day 6. Nice trip and a pretty way to close our last full day here. We are off in the morning to the Morgan City area. Here is a view of Lucky Us at the dock -
The last photo shows one of out neighbors - a "little" 90 foot yacht. Gotta keep buying those lottery tickets!
About a mile up river is the Jefferson Island salt dome. We had visited Avery Island salt dome yesterday) The center of the salt dome is collapsed due to salt solution and removal so it is filled by a lake (Lake Peigneur). We had been driven around the mansion (and chased by a peacock) after we arrived on Day 6. Nice trip and a pretty way to close our last full day here. We are off in the morning to the Morgan City area. Here is a view of Lucky Us at the dock - 
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