We made a quick get-away from the dock this morning when “South Shore III” noticed a barge coming and the lockmaster was willing to lock us through first if we could get there in 10 minutes. It was a scramble but we did it.
More locking practice today with 3 locks of 30 feet each (Wilkins, Amory and Aberdeen) as we make our way towards sea level. We passed fields of lily pads in the Waterway and even in the locks. More debris in the water also so look out for deadheads.
The Tombigbee River is a circuitous and narrow river but the Waterway has made it navigable by cutting a channel to widen and straighten it. We will be on it for 253 miles to Demopolis AL where the Black Warrior River enters and then it is 227 miles to the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile. We are making good progress. Fall continues with us.
More locking practice today with 3 locks of 30 feet each (Wilkins, Amory and Aberdeen) as we make our way towards sea level. We passed fields of lily pads in the Waterway and even in the locks. More debris in the water also so look out for deadheads.
The Tombigbee River is a circuitous and narrow river but the Waterway has made it navigable by cutting a channel to widen and straighten it. We will be on it for 253 miles to Demopolis AL where the Black Warrior River enters and then it is 227 miles to the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile. We are making good progress. Fall continues with us.
