Update

 

Have now now turned down the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway heading south. 







The river is getting much busier now. Lots of barges and when we go through the locks we have lots of boats in there with us. We are getting pretty good tying up in the locks now without always running into the side. It’s pretty challenging being the first mate-lots to do. 






Have had some rainy weather and also some very beautiful weather. About every other day we spend in a marina and get gas and then the rest we just anchor along the shore. Wednesday we hit something in the river and did something to our prop. We could still move but very slowly so we limped into the marina where we are now. We are at Columbus MS. Yesterday we ordered a new prop to be delivered here so we’ll be spending some time here until repaired. We’ll stay anchored at this marina until after Thanksgiving is the plans for now. We are renting a car and tomorrow we plan to drive to Chattanooga, Tennessee and pick up our truck and trailer and bring it down here. That way we have a vehicle to drive around while we are here. Life has been good!

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  1. AnonymousNovember 17, 2023 at 12:21 PM

    Hey...maybe now you can have a Thanksgiving dinner! Love the pics. The dogs look like there doing well. Stay safe.

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  2. SandyDecember 3, 2023 at 9:07 AM

    Looks like the dogs are really enjoying the adventure also! Take care!😊

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