Three Rivers Lake to Mobile Bay Alabama

December 9, 2016 – Friday

At o-dark-thirty the narrow channel leading back to the river seemed rather challenging, however, the sunrise added a brighter perspective.

Three Rivers Lake Channel
Sunrise-Three Rivers Lake
The navigation markers are not always where they should be. I’m pretty sure that red one should be anchored in the river.
Exiting the River

The above deer, along with three of his friends crossed the river in front of Andiamo and ran like a bullet as they exited the water. We, also, exited the river today and entered Mobile Bay. Hopefully, the following pictures will give you a taste of the flora, fauna, and commerce of this section of the river.

T/V Miss Becky – Without barges, she is going 11 knots.
Miss Becky and Andiamo wait at the CSX Rail Road Swing Bridge as a train crosses the bridge.  (5′)
With the bridge open, we continue down river.
Cochrane Highway Fixed Bridge (140′)
Magnetic crane releasing scrap metal onto a barge.
More scrap metal…this time it is being dropped into a truck.


It was a rough crossing from the end on the BWTW to Dog River Marina where we docked for the night. The waves were short, the sun was blinding, and there was a fair amount of traffic.

On a humorous note, a larger M/V flew around us in the shipping channel adding an additional wake. When he made the sharp turn into the channel leading to Dog River he lost his bearings. In the end, he humbly followed us the rest of the way in.

Big step up. Now the wait for a good weather day to cross Mobile Bay to the Gulf Coast.

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