Saturday, November 6, 2010

Last nights anchorage was at Port Epes, AL, Mile 247.0; bad idea.  We hit something twice on the way in.  We don't know if there is any damage or not.  Will have to wait  and see when we get going in the morning.

We had some fog this morning but not too bad so we got an early start; 07:20.  So far so good as far as any damage done during yesterday's anchorage.  The Tenn-Tom is nothing like I had envisioned.  I thought we would be wearing shorts and have the top down on the boat but instead, we are wearing winter jackets, gloves, and we still are cold. The last 2 nights in got down to the low 30's.  We did not have any locks today and it is a good thing because the wind is still pretty strong.  We stopped at Demopolis Yacht Basin for fuel, pump-out, water, mail, and my prescriptions.  We then went to Foscue Creek, AL, and tied up to an old barge at the Coast Guard Station with Roy El.  We got the wrong instruction's going in and almost hit something again.  This is getting hard on me.

White Clifts of the Tenn-Tom

Coast Guard Wedge at Port Epes tie-up

Tie-up at Port Epes, Mile 247.0

At Mile Marker 217.0 the Tenn-Tom officially ends and the Tombigbee River/Lower Black Warrior River begins.  This also starts Phase 6 of our Loop experience.

N32 30.872
W87 52.554