Some call it a Ditch

We have been on the Inland Rivers since Sept. 3rd, and have come 1500 miles, and this has been my favorite part. Many do not like the Tombigbee, but I think it has been beautiful. Most mornings start like this, really foggy. Radar and my Chartplotter let's us safely move in this stuff, but it is not my favorite thing to do. Most mornings we will wait until the fog lifts. After all we are not in a hurry. We have all the time in the world.....right.

Really the fall colors have been brilliant and the weather beautiful. We have had a few cold mornings, but all in all, its been nice. There are 14 locks that lower you from Joe Wheeler State Park at 650 ft. elevation to sea level at Mobile Bay, Alabama. The largest single drop was the Wilson lock at 104'. It drains like a bathtub in minutes. Quite the engineering feat. It's always fun to go to the front of the lock and look over the drop to the river below.

The Loopers are movin south. We have been traveling in packs, sometimes as many as 11 boats in a lock at a time. Naturally we meet at the same marinas each night and its time for cocktails!! Like I said, at the end of this trip, its AA and WeightWatchers.

The cliffs are the White Cliffs at Epes, Alabama. The Tombigbee has cut through these rocks and left miles of beautiful white cliffs exposed above the river. The trees in their fall colors make a beautiful contrast. We saw several pair of Bald Eagles working the river this morning. Breakfast time. They are pretty good at what they do, and beautiful to watch.

Tonight we are in the beautiful city of Demopolis, Alabama. I know....where? Well, if you are a driver of one of these big tows that work the river, you know this place. They stop here for fuel...like 6000 gal. at one stop. They are amazing boats. So this marina is a good place to buy fuel, since they move so much of it. We topped up today and got a pumpout of our black water holding tanks. Now we are ready to finish the trip down to Mobile. We plan to be there Monday. But on a boat, you never know. Remember, we have all the time in the world.......