November 21, 2016 – Monday
Before we get to Mobile Bay we will have to transit 12 locks. Ten locks on the Tenn-Tom and two on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee. As we prepared for our entrance into the first lock, Jamie Whitten (84’), we discovered that Avocent and Aurora B will be in the lock with us. Our first “docktails” on the Loop were with them at Green Turtle Bay Marina, good people, we look forward to visiting them.
Avocent, Aurora B, and Andiamo spent the rest of the day going through most of the Canal Section of the Tenn-Tom, transiting three addition locks; GV “Sonny” Montgomery (33’), John Rankin (32’), and Fulton (26’) locks. At the end of the day, we all anchored near Smithville, MS in 5’ of water.
November 22, 2016 – Tuesday
The River Section of the Tenn-Tombigbee begins at the Amory Lock.
At mile 357.5 we transited the Aberdeen Lock (28′), our third and final lock of the day.
At the end of the day, Avocent, Aurora B, and Andiamo all pulled into the Columbus Marina at Columbus, MS. There are several looper boats spending time here while their owners have left for the Holiday Weekend. Only Dream Fever was here with her owners, Andy and Cathy, aboard.
Dream Fever joined us for docktails on Avocent. They will be leaving in the morning but Avocent (Dick & Phyllis), Aurora B (Wayne & Alyce), and Andiamo (Rick & I) plan to celebrate Thanksgiving here at Columbus Marina.
