As we continue on our Great Loop adventure, we expect to transit at least 100 locks, Thursday was lock number one. The stories of good and bad lock passages are numerous on the Internet and with fellow Loopers. Wait time of hours, transiting in the dark, damage to your boat, bad weather, and unfriendly, if not hostile, lock masters. Today we locked up to Pickwick Lake and I’m delight to say that our transit was outstanding, Twenty-minute wait-time, no other boats in the chamber, bright sunny skies, and an awesome lock master. Kudo’s to the lock master, he not only made sure all was going well, he also entertained us with stories of other Loopers and about his trip to Idaho and Washington.
After exiting the lock, we continued to Tennessee River mile 215.1 where the Tennessee River goes east. We turned into Yellow Creek at the Mississippi and Tennessee State border and we continued south on the Tennessee-Tombigbee (Tenn-Tom).
Below are pictures of some of the houses along the Tennessess River. Lots of diversity.
