It’s official!! We
are LOOPING!!
It was an early morning – up at 5:00! But after showers,
breakfast, conversation with the Fulton lockmaster, loading up power cords
& steps…and saying the many, many good-bye’s, we were headed “down river”
with 5 other boats by 7:15! What an incredible
day!
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The Fulton Lock is just ahead - trust me! |
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is very familiar territory
to us but today it took on a whole new meaning!
We started out cool in the low 40’s – I was wearing 3 layers & had
to “upsize” my life jacket. In the first
30 miles we conquered 4 locks and no Kodak moments, whew! Once the fog cleared, brilliant blue sky
smiled upon us, layer by layer the boating attire became more authentic…shorts,
t shirt & the appropriate sized life jacket! I even had to break out a
little sunscreen!!
I failed to take a lot of pictures because everything looked
normal & familiar AND we were traveling with other boats and meeting
commercial barges. There were several “head
on a swivel” moments so it pays to have 2 sets of eyes at the helm.
Amazingly by 5:20PM, we anchored at Waverly Ferry cut off for the
night…a LOT further than I thought we would make it today! Our Oklahoma Looping friends Pat & Cathy on
Southern Cross are rafted to us (pictures tomorrow). A new
experience for both boats and again patience & communication from both
boats made us look like we were old pros!! At least we impressed the guy in the fishing boat who was amazed!
You will probably hear/read a lot about Pat & Cathy – we
met them while at Midway in Fulton! They
are super great folks & we have a lot in common! Plus Cathy is a retired RN – she’s a keeper!!
LOL!! We have a lot of fun together and
look forward to the many miles ahead – we are all newbies at this boating/
looping thing. And we LOVE to
laugh! YAY!!
So the anchor is set, we are tied together, Charlie just
pulled supper from the oven and it will soon be “loopers midnight” (aka
9:00). We will be in Columbus tomorrow!!
Love to all!!
So excited for y'all! And you've even included a selfie for the new adventure! Keep the updates coming, and enjoy the adventure!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nichols Family! I am trying to increase my technical skills...baby steps! Some updates will be very educational...hope the girls can follow along. Love y'all
DeleteHa! I need to bookmark your blog for them. Riley is reading at full speed, so she can for sure follow along!
DeleteI'm so proud of you both and look forward to reading about all your adventures! Love you and be safe!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue! Keep us on your radar...we will be on the east coast next spring... eventually! Love you!
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