Headed out before daylight. The river winds back and forth along this stretch with sharp turns. There is a lot of stuff in the water. Floating masses of sticks and
debris, huge clumps of water-lillies of some sort, (sorry Deone, I can’t bring any back) but the biggest concern is logs. Sometimes there is so much debris in the water that you can’t help but hit some of it and have to choose what looks to be the lesser of the evils. We went at a pretty good clip today trying to make up time for the day we lost earlier
to weather. We also had to keep a sharp eye out for fishermen and hunters. They have been known to shoot at your boat if your wake is too big. We’ve heard stories of bullet holes in boats. We passed these beautiful white cliffs. No idea what type of rock it is. We had a 2 to 3 mile current most of the day that helped us along and saved on fuel. We made it to Demopolis in the late afternoon. A long day of travel, but worth it. I have no idea how many locks we have passed through. What I do know is we only have two locks left and then it’s the ocean. Ate supper at the little restaurant at the marina. A group of boaters asked us to join them. They recommended the crawdads so that’s what we ordered. They were lightly battered, fried and very spicy. Good, with enough left over for our lunch tomorrow.
debris, huge clumps of water-lillies of some sort, (sorry Deone, I can’t bring any back) but the biggest concern is logs. Sometimes there is so much debris in the water that you can’t help but hit some of it and have to choose what looks to be the lesser of the evils. We went at a pretty good clip today trying to make up time for the day we lost earlier
to weather. We also had to keep a sharp eye out for fishermen and hunters. They have been known to shoot at your boat if your wake is too big. We’ve heard stories of bullet holes in boats. We passed these beautiful white cliffs. No idea what type of rock it is. We had a 2 to 3 mile current most of the day that helped us along and saved on fuel. We made it to Demopolis in the late afternoon. A long day of travel, but worth it. I have no idea how many locks we have passed through. What I do know is we only have two locks left and then it’s the ocean. Ate supper at the little restaurant at the marina. A group of boaters asked us to join them. They recommended the crawdads so that’s what we ordered. They were lightly battered, fried and very spicy. Good, with enough left over for our lunch tomorrow.
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