A bit chilly but a beautiful morning. Two of us left at the same time this morning, about 06:00 and we pretty much had the river to ourselves. We had a pretty sun rise but then it really clouded up and it was over cast all the way to Mobile. We made good time because we had a push from the current and got all the way through downtown Mobile by 10:00; averaged 11 knots. We didn't met any tows coming down but once we got into Mobile Shipping Channel we met 1 Tow and 2 Ships; the largest ship was out of Singapore. Mobile Bay was relatively smooth with the wind out of the north about 3 to 5 mph. When we made the turn to Dog Rivers channel the water got real skinny and we had to go very slow, at times we only had 1' of water below the props, but we made it to the marina by 11:30.
Now we will get ready for our trip to Wisconsin and Minnesota for Thanksgiving and doctor visits. Dog River Marina will pull our boat on Tuesday morning. As soon as the boat is pulled we will head north by car.
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CO's comments. The slave driver, or should I say the XO, got me up early again today. A nice cool day for cruising. We arrived at Dog River early. It is more of a boat yard than a marina. It is not the prettiest but very friendly and we feel like we are at home. Everyone knows Kim Jo IV.
11-7-204: Good Night! 4 boats in our anchorage, including us.
11-8-204: Sun rise on Tensas River, Mile 39.3
11-8-204: Mobile Bay, The LPS USS Montgomery ready for christening today.
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