The crystal clear starry night
slowly faded away as the next day rolled up with blue sky and thick low hanging
fog. We were anchored with Moni
Jean and Sandman in Cooks Bend 60
river miles above Demopolis, AL. When we detected tugs moving again with AIS,
we knew the fog was lifting on the river, so we pulled in our anchors and idled
back to the Tenn-Tom via the oxbow channel. We met three tugs before
lunch but didn't see or hear one for the rest of the day. Sunshine filled
the blue sky all day and the water was as smooth as a mirror. As we moved
south there were signs that we are getting closer and closer to the
coast. When we were kids our parents took us to the Gulf on
vacation. You knew you were getting closer to the ocean when Spanish moss
could be seen hanging in the trees and the sides of the road were sand instead
of dirt. The sure sign that the ocean was near was seeing palm trees
replacing pine trees. So today we looked for some signs that we were getting
closer to the ocean.
That's the news and here's the views:
We are
here
Today's route from Cook's Upper Bend to Demopolis Yacht Basin, AL
First light at Cooks Upper Bend Anchorage
Sandman
Let's GO!
Heading out
White Cliffs
Moni Jean
Sandman bringing up the rear
OK, one or two more barge pic. Check out the pilot house jackedup in the air to see over the load
Lunch
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