Day 134 - Columbus, MS

We are staying put in Columbus Marina, safely and securely tied to a dock until Ida is finished doing her whirligig dance around the Gulf. The models we're seeing today show her spiraling toward Mobile Bay, so we're in the best place we can be. Downstream, the marinas are crammed with waiting boats, and tow captains are jamming their vessels into the riverbanks and tying them off with every available line.

Here, the clouds have closed in over us and we're expecting wind and rain, but not extreme weather. Someone just posted signs advertising a "Hurricane Haven" party between the stilts under the office tomorrow.

For those of you who inquired about the "Pass the Peas, Please" festival, it's a mystery. Several of us ladies went into town, wandered around the Christmas themed festival in the shopping district, and an antique show, but no one knew about the Peas.

At the antique show I found a beautiful, filigree silver piece with a curved handle called a bonbonniere that I am told was held over a servant's arm and used to present nuts and candies to guests. The $1250 price tag was a bit too sweet for me though.