Sunday: Had to wait 1 hour for fog to lift in lock. Also, there was a tow in the lock too. We were able to lock through, in and out, by 08:08. It was still foggy and overcast. It started to rain by 09:00, just on and off at first. By 11:00 it was a steady, heavy, rain. We decided to pick up our speed so we could get all the way to Bobby’s Fish Camp before dark. We ended up going 97 miles for the day and got to Bobby’s by 16:10 with about 15 minutes of day light left. It was a very stressful day and we were glad to be tied up to a dock for the night. The restaurant was open until 18:00 so we went down and had catfish for dinners. After dinner it just sprinkled some until bed time. There are two other boats here and we are all going through our last lock of the Tenn-Tom, the Coffeeville Lock, at 07:00 tomorrow morning together. It was another early to bed.
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CO’s comments: Miserable day, radar on 100% of the time. Again, next year we are going to leave earlier in the season. It was a busy day for tows. We encountered 7 for the day which is the most we have had in a long time.
Monday: We had thunder storms during the night but by the time we left Bobby’s it was just misting and 59 degrees. After a short wait for a shift change at the lock then all 3 boats (Dream Chaser, Pontus, and Kim Jo IV were in and out of the Coffeeville Lock by 07:40. After the lock we entered tidal waters again. For most of the morning we had a high sealing of about 2500' overcast. The sun came out for a while in the afternoon.
We anchored at Mile 39, Tensas River North by 14:30 and Pontus was already anchored. Dream Chaser got here an hour after us. We got a real good push today from the current. At 1650 rpm's we were going about 12 to 13 mph where we normally only get 10 to 11 mph.
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CO’s comments: Much better day than yesterday, we even saw the sun.
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12-9-2013 (5) Pontus from Ontario, Canada
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12-9-2013 (2) Dream Chaser from Minneapolis, MN
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12-9-2013 (4) Royal Marsh Harbor Yacht Club Burgee, the Abaco in the Bahamas
Even with the weather, you are making good time. Guessing you'll be in Mobile Bay today. Looking forward to seeing you down here (SWFL) and know you are anxious to get here, as well. Safe travels and hoping you have warm weather.
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