Red Sky at Morning...Sailor take warning. This was this morning's sky as we prepared to leave Joe Wheeler State Park and the Looper Rendezvous. After 4 days, we were ready to move on. The trees have really popped out in color in the last few days, and it is beautiful in Northern Alabama. We had a 7 hour run today to get us back west to the beginning of the Tenn-Tom Waterway. That is the waterway that will take us south to the Gulf.
We passed back through the Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River where we dropped 94 feet. That is the largest drop east of the Continental Divide of any lock. We traveled with 11 other Looper boats through both the Wheeler and Wilson locks. Everyone is headed out today to new destinations. Some are headed up river to Chattanooga, and many are headed (like us) down river to the Tenn-Tom, with the goal of getting back to the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile, AL.
It is raining this evening, and really cold. Not the best weather, so that is why we are going south. One of the Loopers told me his barometer for where they took their boat. He prefers to live in a T-shirt and shorts. If it is too cold for that, then go 100 miles south. If it is still too cold, keep going another 100 miles south. Then reverse the process in the spring. Keep going north to stay in the comfortable low 80's. Sounds good to me. Marc
Thanks for the little slice of fall! Cooler weather has arrived in Austin, too....for a couple of days.....then back to the 80s....yea! It's odd to imagine being on a boat with a heater on since it has always been all about the air conditioning. Enjoy your side trip this weekend whether to Memphis or parts unknown. Travel safely! Love and miss you both.
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