10/17/2012 12:00
We say goodbye to Cojumbus Marina with fair skys and no storms in the near forecast. Both the Stennis and Bevill LDs are good to us and have the doors open and waiting for us to lock through! This means we will have no problem making our anchorage at MM270.6 before dusk - which is...
10/14/2012 10:24
Sunday Oct 14
Day: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Not a good night to be on the hook as the forecasted thunderstorms are right over the area we planned to...
10/13/2012 20:32
We say goodbye to Midway Marina after topping off our gas tanks. Destination - Columbus Marina, 4 locks and 60 miles away. Fulton Lock
is a mere 3 miles from the marina and we try to hail the lockmaster to find out how long the wait will be. After several...
10/12/2012 20:05
Hard to believe that yesterday, we had a high of 61 and today's forecast is for 84 degrees and 60% humidity...welcome to the south!
It's hard to leave this beautiful spot, but we still have 450 miles to go - so we must! But first a few snapshots!
And then we start our day by passing...
10/11/2012 08:54
Happy Birthday, Rob! For your birthday, I've got a special surprise...we are going to travel down the Tenn-Tom Waterway!!! LOL
Kind of cloudy this morning. We are almost ready to go. Just checking and rechecking systems. Still looking good!! Two days at this...
10/11/2012 00:47
Pretty nondescript day. We used this day to catch up with our laundry and to trek over to the bank via courtesy car to transfer some funds into our account. I used this time to update our blog - I know, finally, right?!! I even got a nap in today! Tomorrow is Rob's...
10/11/2012 00:06
Tuesday, 10/9 - Depart for Grand Harbor Marina. Heavy fog again so we hung out at Clifton until about 9:30AM. Then off we went!
The Tennessee current is extremely strong and we are running 2020 RPMs to keep our speed at 7MPH. Rob is getting a bit frustrated with this upcurrent...
10/10/2012 23:06
Happy Birthday wishes to Kimi and Julie R.!!!
We were all set to get up and underway at 7:00AM, but the fog was so thick, we had to wait until 9AM for it to burn off. Then with a nice, but cool, sunny day, we set off. Rob did not encounter any Asian Carp when he motored the dogs to...
10/10/2012 21:14
We said good bye to Green Turtle Bay Marina at 8:00AM. It's partly cloudy and high temps are forecasted in the high 60's. Brrr - it's a cool 35 degrees this morning - definately time to head south!
This should be a good cruising day as we will not have to lock through any LDs....
10/10/2012 20:40
Maintenance Week and we were busy! Rob was able to get all of the following maintenance items completed on the Rump so we are confident that all systems are now a GO!
Oil and Filter Change
V-Drive Oil Change
Transmission Fluid Change
Installed 12-Volt Outlet on Upper...
