WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4

Last night was a lot of fun with our dock mates at Bobby's Fish Camp. One of the boats was going to be pulled out of the water for a while when they arrive at their destination. Trying to deplete their inventory of food they fed us brats, burgers and salads to our hearts content. Or should I say, our stomach's content. It's always fun to socialize and compare notes after a day of travel. The party broke up by 7 and I think all the boats were dark shortly after. When you get up before the birds to travel, you go to sleep when it gets dark.






























We arrived at our last lock on the river way before dawn. Almost immediately we noticed a change in the smell of the air. The water is now brackish and there is a change in the vegetation.



We now see palms, saw grass and spanish moss.






Dealing with tides also becomes and new issue for us.







This is a photo of the "14 mile railroad swing bridge". It is too low for us to pass under so we radio ahead to the bridge tender. He is located in the rectangular structure you can see at the center of the bridge toward the top. Once you contact him, he will call dispatch and make certain there aren't any trains coming. (good plan!) He then swings the bridge open. We noticed his ride to work was his fishing boat tied to the bridge pier near shore. He then walks out on the bridge and climbs to his office.




I don't remember which highway bridge this was, but I thought it was curious that the locals refer to it as the Dolly Parton Bridge.




We spent the night at the Tensaw River Cutoff at Daymark 12.2. The locals refer to it as a hurricane hole so we felt very secure there. It was in incredible spot. So quiet and serene. We sat out on the bow of the boat at dusk and found ourselves whispering because if we spoke it sounded like we were yelling. We could hear many types of birds and a great horned owl hooting. We noticed the tree tops moving several timesand could here what sounded like twigs snapping. We finally noticed some type of critter moving around from branch to branch. We can only guess. Maybe an opposum? I suppose it's safer to move around up in the trees than on the ground. There are gators in this area along with snakes. The breezed died down and the water was like glass.