November 1 After spending a quiet night at anchorage, we left in the morning for our last leg on the inland rivers. Commercial marine traffic increased as we continued toward Read More …

October 31 We were excited to get through the Coffeeville Lock for several reasons – it was the last lock on our Loop, it returned us to salt water, and Read More …

October 30 There was very heavy fog in the morning, that delayed our departure – we couldn’t see across the river. We finally left the creek about 8am as visibility Read More …

October 29 Despite the cold temperatures, there were seven down bound boats headed to the Demopolis Lock; we all had to wait until the tug Mon Ta locked through. We Read More …

October 27 – 28 The seven boats in the Sumter anchorage waited for a barge to finish locking up, and were joined by the other four boats that had stayed Read More …

October 26 A pack of 11 boats left the marina at 7am for the Tom Bevill lock, about 35 miles away. The locks along the Tenn-Tom are largely identical in Read More …

October 25 The trip through the Wilkins lock was very early – about 7:30, and the cold morning resulted in fog across the water. We did 2 more locks – Read More …

October 24 We didn’t make it to Columbus Marina before dark today – we didn’t make it to the marina. Along with 8 other boats, we left Fulton about 7:30, Read More …

October 22 Today was a day that we travelled by ourselves and had no locks or bridges to wait for, so we took advantage by letting the boat ‘stretch’ her Read More …

October 21 The Wilson Lock closure made this short jaunt a more interesting adventure. We left the dock at 11am and travelled with Gettin’ Looped, Don’t Think Twice, and Happy Read More …