December 5, 2016 – Monday
Today was a full day of preparations. Welcomed by a heron guarding the fuel dock, we refueled at 7:30 am, filled the water tank, cleaned Andiamo, used the courtesy car to get groceries, and did laundry. 
We plan to leave for Mobil, AL tomorrow. On the river, the distance from Demopolis to Mobil is 216.2 statute miles (187.9 nautical miles). On the highway that’s usually pretty straight forward, it is a little more complicated on the river. At an average of 6.5 knots per hour, we expect to be on the river for 3 nights. The challenges are that there are no marinas, at low water conditions no really good anchorages, and our daylight hours are much reduced from summer hours. The plan is to anchor on Tuesday night, stay at Bobby’s Fish Camp on Wednesday, anchor on Thursday night, and be in Mobil by Friday evening.
Bobby’s Fish Camp is not a true marina, but it is one of the oldest restaurants in southwest Alabama. The restaurant was built in 1956 by Bobby Dahlberg to service local river traffic, with the camp being built in 1960. The opening of the Tenn-Tom in 1985 resulted in an increase in yacht traffic, these yachts needed a place to refuel between Demopolis and Mobile. At the request of the Demopolis Yacht Basin Marina, Bobby installed a fueling station at his Fish Camp, thus becoming the smallest marina, with the least amenities, of the Tenn-Tom Marina Association. More on the Bobby’s after our visit.
Our last night in Demopolis.
