Our first 2 nights on this part of our journey, we spent at Grand Harbor Marina, near Corinth, Mississippi. The use of a courtesy car was a welcome luxury so we loaded up on provisions, took care of some needed paperwork for home, and the Captain spent time in the man cave doing oil changes on the motors. Next up our final stretch to Mobile, AL.
This section of the rivers is considered the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) and the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway. This 450 mile long section consisted of lots a hours watching the trees along the river (not much infrastructure here) and traveling thru locks. Although locks frequently hold us up, we had one day where everything clicked, so we managed to knock off 6 locks on our list instead of just the 3 we had hoped for. This put us in Columbus, MS a day ahead of our schedule so we could spend 2 days at the Columbus Marina where our friends Randy and Sherri Chester (past Loopers, now live aboards) spent the summer. So fun to catch up with them over 2 yummy dinners at their favorite restaurants in the area.
Our final lock once again put us back into the world of saltwater and tides. Arriving Mobile is always a culture shock - civilization, huge ocean going ships, and massive Navy vessels. AND….palm trees!
ALONG THE WAY:
Sunny, sunny, sunny weather….continues
12 locks - locked down 415 feet
3 night at marinas
5 nights on anchor
1 night at the wall at the Convention Center in Mobile
The rivers are now in our rear view mirror (if we had one)….
Stats since leaving Grand Haven:
26 total days, 23 days of travel, 3 non-travel days
1295 total miles
24 locks
Ending up 406 feet below Lake Michigan water level
Bald eagles, barges, Asian Carp: too many to count
26 days of sunshine!
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| Super smooth waters |
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| Glorious sunset after a long day |
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| In the lock, ready to go down |
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| Ready for lock duty |
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| Work, work, work |
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| Doors opening for our exit |
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| White cliffs |
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| PV2 tied to wall at Mobile Convention Center |
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| Oil drilling platforms in dry dock |
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| Navy ships |
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| Cargo ship |
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