Columbus Marina, MS

October 25^th, 2015
Sunday
Miles Traveled 0
Total Miles Traveled 852
Day 46
 
We have decided to stay at Columbus Marina for a few days, the reminisce of hurricane Patricia is producing 2 to 3 inches of rain and 15 to 25 mph winds tomorrow.  We have also met gold loopers “Priorities” that we met 2 years ago when they started the great loop.  After the completion of the Great Loop, they live on their boat here in the summer, and cruise to Florida in the winter. 

We borrowed the courtesy van today and visited the Waverley Mansion.  The Waverley Plantation Mansion, built by Colonel George Hampton Young in the 1850s near the Tombigbee River between Columbus and West Point, Mississippi, was occupied by the Young family until 1913, when the house was closed up with the death of son William Young. Waverley remained unoccupied for almost 50 years, until fate brought it to the attention of Donna and Robert Snow of Philadelphia, Mississippi. 

 

                        This magnolia tree, at the entrance to the mansion, is over 200 years old.

                                                                      The leaves look like rubber.

We were given a personal tour by the daughter of the Snows which still lives in the mansion with her 90 year old father.

 

 

The portrait above the fireplace is Mrs. Snow, I have seen portraits that gave the allusion of the eyes following you when walking from one side of the room to the other.  The face of Mrs. Snow appears to follow you as you move across the room.   

 

 

The 1861 hand-carved rosewood Steinway piano, one of only eight made, has an off-center keyboard.

 

We had docktails on our boat this evening with "Firebird", "Priorities" and "Perigee"