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| Leaving Anchorage at Mile Marker 268.0 Wednesday AM |
Took our time this morning because we had a short day; only 20 miles. We had one lock to go through today; the Joe Wheeler Lock, 48' lift. I was a little nervous but it went OK. We had a new plan for the floating bollards and it worked much better. What a relief. We went through the lock with the Nina and the Pinta which was pretty cool.
We got to Bay Hill Marina, Athens, AL, gas dock by 12:00 and to our slip by 13:00. There are several couples who slip here that have previously completed the Loop. We had cocktail hour with some of them tonight and got a lot of tips on anchorages and also places to go to and where not to go. They are all very nice people and it was a good night.
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| Neat to see the American flag on the back of an old ship |
CO's comments: We are in another dry county. We have been told that there is only 2 or 3 places between here and Mobile, AL, that we can buy beer and/or liquor. This is going to take some real planning on my part to stay stocked up. Here at Bay Hill Marina every afternoon from 17:00 to 19:00 we all meet to have drinks at someones boat. If you don't show up, someone comes looking for you. What a hoot!
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Hi guys,
ReplyDeleteJust read your whole blog. Wonderful...brought back great memories! Just got back from our last time at the boat this year...Tues - Sun. Spent a couple of days at Lake City & sat in the Marina Wed - Fri while we had over 8 inches of rain. Water is over the Levee in Downtown RW. It's amazing!
It sounds like you're having a wonderful time. As we said, It is Definitely cocktails at 5...Promptly!!!! Don't you love meeting the other loopers? You don't have to explain yourselves!
It sounds like you are enjoying each day as it comes. That's the way to do it.
Take care!
Linnea & Jim