tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43957994199007627842024-03-14T07:48:57.058-04:00Our Adventures on Sea DreamMike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-32616387536277832412014-08-16T18:16:00.003-04:002014-08-16T18:16:53.258-04:00Our First Covered Slip
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August 15, 2014</div>
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FRIDAY: We’ve decided to keep SeaDream here until the
end of September or maybe even October, so we moved from transient docks to
longer term dockage and our first covered slip! Being out of the hot sun is a
joy and Mike can do some washing and waxing without heat prostration. We’ll
have fun using the dinghy going back & forth across this large marina.</div>
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Being here awhile will be a welcome opportunity to have
friends and family visit SeaDream and make daysail excursions to picturesque
nearby anchorages<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in both Lake Barkley
and Kentucky Lake.</div>
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Tonight was a simple dinner and movie aboard and tomorrow
we’ll make plans to retrieve our car from Nashville.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A "selfie" of us .</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-30489031874072418322014-08-16T18:11:00.001-04:002014-08-16T18:11:28.740-04:00Last Day to Green Turtle Bay
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August 14, 2014</div>
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THURSDAY : Letting some fog burn off, we didn’t haul
anchor until about 8:00 and immediately entered the Cumberland River, toward
Lake Barkley Lock & Dam. A few tows preceded us headed for the local quarries
and one, the Rick Harnack, was headed for Nashville! Over the radio we got to
know the friendly tow captain, another Mike, and may have lunch with him in
Nashville to learn more about river “lingo & protocols”.</div>
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Barkley Lock wasn’t busy, so SeaDream and Rosalee entered
right away. A short mile to Green Turtle Bay Marina and we were docked once
again. Louie was glad for familiar haunts and enjoyed his deck bath. Of course
then he reverted to “wild dog”, drying his coat, anywhere and everywhere. At
least he was clean. A great dinner at the yacht club was an unexpected treat
from Sandy & George, then off to bed.</div>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-24753211604250092152014-08-16T18:05:00.002-04:002014-08-16T18:05:32.542-04:00Into the Ohio River
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August 13, 2014</div>
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WEDNESDAY: Hauling anchor at sunrise, again, two-miles’
run got us heading upriver into the Ohio River. We navigated mile after mile of
“fleeting area”, where tows from the Tennessee, Ohio, and the upper & lower
Mississippi Rivers meet to reorganize their barges and move on.</div>
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There were 30 to 60 AIS signals on the chart all day long,
and those indicated only the large tugboats (50 to 215 feet long), not the
even-more-numerous small ones. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Tows” usually have at least nine barges and we’ve
seen up to 35. Each barge is 35’ wide by 200’ long. A typical tow is 1200 feet
long (five barges plus tugboat) and 3 to 5 barges wide. But, we’ve seen 6 wide.</div>
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We had only two locks today, one of which we could bypass because
its dam’s “wickets” were down, allowing us to drive right over the damn. That’s
fast and cool but just the thought is a little scary. Our last lock was Lock
52. Unbelievably, Lock 52 passes more cargo tonnage each year than the Panama
Canal !! </div>
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We anchored easily about 4:30 behind Cumberland Towhead
Island, near the mouth of the Cumberland River. It’s been a 62 mile day, a respectable
distance since we’ve had the Ohio River’s current against us all day. Naps,
dinner and a movie finished the day. And, we saw deer and turkeys as the sunset
on the island shoreline.</div>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-24819563911798691192014-08-16T18:02:00.001-04:002014-08-16T18:02:14.919-04:00Our Last Mississippi River Run
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August 12, 2014</div>
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TUESDAY: Departing again before sunrise, we had many
miles to cover, and we did. With 3-5 knots of current, depending on the stretch,
we hit speeds over 12 knots (13.7 mph) and actually averaged around 10 (11.4
mph).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ran 115 miles today in 10
hours!</div>
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But, it was exhausting. Much of this stretch winds like
spaghetti, continuously. The channel is often narrow, with wing, weir and
chevron dams (visible and hidden) everywhere. Most are charted but not all. Hit
or scrape one and your cruising is definitely over.</div>
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And, the North bound tows seemed never ending. We met three head-to-tail
in one particularly tight and turbulent channel and five in another, even more
convoluted section! They kick up enormous wakes, bouncing back and forth across
these narrow, twisting stretches, making passing very tricky. Mike was worn out
by the shear concentration required to keep us off the wing dams, under control
and out of the tows’ way. Louie was tolerant but less than thrilled with the
wild ride.</div>
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About 4:15 PM, we set the hook in the only reliable
anchorage since leaving Hoppie’s…. Angelo’s Towhead, just off the main channel,
2 miles north of Cairo, IL. where the Ohio joins the Mississippi. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A welcome nap, dinner and movie meant bedtime
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-24119221809473578712014-08-16T17:56:00.001-04:002014-08-16T17:56:19.423-04:00How About Kaskaskia Again?
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August 11, 2014</div>
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MONDAY : The predicted thunderstorms fizzled so we
pulled away from Hoppie’s about 11:00 AM, heading for the Kaskaskia River, only
42 miles away. With no locks to delay us and 3 knots of current pushing, we
arrived about 3:00 PM. This lockmaster often lets cruisers tie overnight to the
lock wall, a generous and extremely rare opportunity. It’s safely out of the
river and generally very calm, with lots of room. We napped and walked Louie
along the top of the wall, and in the evening Sandy and George joined us for dinner
. We enjoyed learning more about their boating experiences and sharing a few of
our own. And of course Louie loves having visitors aboard. Then…. to bed for an
early departure.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We passed Big George barge. Who knows what it was? </td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-21081107670335718292014-08-16T17:51:00.001-04:002014-08-16T17:51:12.925-04:00Making for Hoppie's
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August 10, 2014</div>
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SUNDAY: After saying goodbyes about 6:30 AM, we departed,
with Sandy & George (Rosalee) following. The river has fallen even more
here, leaving water at the narrow marina entrance channel so shallow that SeaDream’s
two depth finders both went blank after displaying less than 2 feet of water
underneath us. We experienced the “barge effect”, where a boat pushes water
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The “lock gods” smiled, letting us enter the day’s first
lock immediately and the second lock with little delay. The downstream current
was welcome, pushing us at 9-11 knots through St. Louis quickly, toward legendary
Hoppie’s Marina, operated by….. Hoppie and Fern with daughter Debbie! Docking
in the three knot current was exciting but went smoothly. Founded by Hoppie’s
father in the 1940’s, this “oldest on the river” marina is several very old
barges anchored along the river. Fern and Debbie give sage advice on navigating
the river and its few anchoring spots. All are wonderful folks, long-experienced
and treasured by every Great Looper. Note: barge traffic at St. Louis totally
dominates the river…. recreational boats there are rare.</div>
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This evening, Sandy and George treated us to a fun and tasty
Italian dinner by way of a short taxi ride.. their thanks for us leading the
way. Oh, and Louie liked walking Hoppie’s barge and ramping up to real land! We
slept well, knowing the barge was unlikely to move, at least not sideways.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing Saint Louis again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fern and daughter Debbie at Hoppie's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SeaDream at Hoppie's Marina.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening at Hoppie's Marina.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-30427866013836793332014-08-16T17:37:00.004-04:002014-08-16T17:37:58.734-04:00A Welcome Lazy Day
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August 9, 2014</div>
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SATURDAY: Today began lazily, included a group Costco
run in the marina courtesy van and ended with us six having a story-filled
dinner aboard SeaDream. During the day, we met new friends, Sandy and George
(aboard Rosalee, a Bertram 42 cruiser) who want to follow us back to Green
Turtle Bay. Hmmm…. will the blind be leading the blind? We’re a little
apprehensive to have anyone follow us but they’re really nice folks and at
least we’ve done the trip once…. them not at all.</div>
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Even weak cellphone service has been spotty and even poor
internet service very rare since entering the Mississippi last week (except in
downtown St. Louis). St. Charles Port Marina is a black hole, with neither ATT
nor Verizon, frustrating everyone endlessly. The marina’s wifi doesn’t usually
work, for which they apologize. But… big surprise…. Julie called this morning
and the call worked for 15 minutes !! Mike quickly called American Airlines to
change my flight reservation to leave from Nashville instead of Minneapolis.
Shortly thereafter, all service disappeared again and remained out.</div>
Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-5013865417820998142014-08-16T17:33:00.002-04:002014-08-16T17:33:45.609-04:00Our Own Log Jam
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August 8, 2014</div>
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FRIDAY: Just after daybreak, I heard thumping at the
bow and saw a huge floating debris field moving fast past SeaDream. Alerted,
Mike found branches, boards and tree trunks of every size floating against us,
rapidly forming their own dinghy-sized dam against our bow and anchor chain!
Quickly raising the chain ten feet caused much of the debris to loosen and pass
but one large trunk, about 10” diameter and nine feet long, with a fork, stuck
fast at the bow. It then skipped under the bow just a few feet, held firm by
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We quickly started the engines and hauled anchor but the
tree trunk wouldn’t budge. SO, we cautiously powered out into the main channel,
headed downstream with the current, then slowly reversed the engines. The fast
current, combined with SeaDream’s subtle backward movement, released the
unwelcome passenger from under the bow and we began picking our way down river
through the debris. We’d gotten an unexpectedly early start and learned from
the next lockmaster that a dam in Iowa had released huge amounts of water overnight
that sloshed into the Mississippi, gathering the ever-present debris from its
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Had a nice breakfast underway while Louie returned to
snoozing and we headed for St. Charles Port Marina to spend time with Fred
& Linda and Joe & Punk before heading back south.</div>
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St. Charles Port Marina was full but Katy there graciously
found us a spot. Entering the harbor was tight and rain was pouring but, once
docked, hugs with our friends went all around. Louie was thrilled to land and see
his old friends. That evening the six of us had a great dinner at the friendly
Duck Club Yacht Club. Nothing beats seeing cruising buddies.</div>
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Once again, cell phone and internet service are
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large log that was trapped under bow! Notice bow thruster splashing us away!</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-37861042654485771722014-08-16T17:24:00.002-04:002014-08-16T17:24:31.666-04:00BIG Change in Plans
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THURSDAY: While planning this trip, we knew to expect delays
and unforeseeable circumstances, and so we have. Joining two retired couples’ for
several months cruising was ambitious, to say the least. Now it’s become more
clear that our own, more-constrained schedule simply cannot continue to mesh
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As its happened, Joe & Punk (Carolyn Ann) are stuck in St.
Charles Port, fixing their autopilot and Fred & Linda (Young America) have stopped
so she can fly home for a grandson’s medical emergency. Both are now a day
behind us and neither can continue for at least 5-7 days. If we’re to reach
Minneapolis in time for my Seattle trip on Aug. 22, we must continue on now, without
the fun of traveling together. As importantly, they’re talking now about not
leaving Minneapolis before mid-October, but we need to leave by mid September.
SO, group cruising is over for us, for now. If we were fully retired, like
them, there’d be no problem….. but we’re not. Unpredictable events, cruising
and schedules just don’t mix well. And, there are numerous & frequent
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Tomorrow we’ll head back down river. We’re a little
disappointed but grateful for this great adventure, cruising with Fred &
Linda and learning so much on one of the world’s mightiest rivers. We’ll miss more
cruising with Joe & Punk, who were just joining us, but now we’ll have this
Fall to run the Tennessee River toward Knoxville (from Huntsville), possibly with
friends or family aboard. It’s been great and there’s much more to come just
returning south.</div>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-21144273115016619402014-08-16T17:17:00.000-04:002014-08-16T17:17:21.756-04:00On Our Own
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TUESDAY: Another early morning start after a quick
rainstorm. We left the Mississippi’s strongest currents (4-5 knots) by passing
through a lock & dam. There are 27 locks in the Upper Mississippi up to St.
Paul. The Lower Mississippi has none, letting the river run free. Locks rise
going up stream and fall going down stream. We had two locks today. Chain of
Rocks Lock rose 12’ and Melvin Price Lock rose 23’. Locking through Mel Price took
3.5 hours because of repairs to the main lock. The current now has slowed to
2-3 knots. Fred & Linda stopped back at Alton Marina so she could fly to
her daughter’s home in Washington for three days and we continued on our own18
miles to the mouth of the Illinois River, to a small marina in Grafton,
Illinois. After fueling for the first time since Spring 2012 in Demopolis, MS, (about
500 gallons) we docked for a quiet evening. Louie was thrilled with land after
almost a week. There’s a little town ashore but the marina’s nice with a well-kept
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WEDNESDAY Aug 6: Early morning at Grafton Marina went
quickly, with topping the water tank, laundry, and other boat chores. After
another morning rain shower, we re-entered the Mississippi from the Illinois
River about 10:30 A.M. A few miles north, the river had been closed for
dredging a silted stretch but, luckily, it just reopened. We moved slowly past
the giant dredge, seeing nice 12’ depths. The “tows” (a tugboat with barges)
had more worries because they’re so wide (usually 105 feet) and have 10-12 foot
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At 5:30 P.M., after 50 miles, we turned behind an island listed
as a possible anchoring spot (by one reviewer on Active Captain). While scoping
the depths, a submerged dam appeared much closer than expected, with the
current pushing us on it, but Captain Mike quickly applied power, leaving fast.
It’s not really fit for anchoring so now we’ll write our own review! Across the
river a small cluster of tiny, flood-worn homes called Hamburg just beyond the
channel looked okay so we anchored there for a comfortable quiet evening. Standing
on SeaDream’s deck in the late cool air, surveying our surroundings, we heard many
large fish splashing loudly. Too bad we don’t fish!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike's Inc. dry dock for repairing tows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grafton Marina on Illinois River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"High living" on the Mississippi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charting desk using computer, IPad, and paper charts.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-14556555749149663102014-08-16T13:27:00.003-04:002014-08-16T13:27:57.453-04:00ST. LOUIS AND BEYOND
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August 4, 2014</div>
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MONDAY: Slowly progressing against the current, we
made St. Louis in 12 hours. Intense barge “fleeting” operations south of St.
Louis left no stopping places and St. Louis has no marinas. However, in the
“heart of the city”, very near the arch, Jim Stevens of Material Services, Inc.,
let us tie to his very sturdy salvage barge. Several barges formed a pier of
sorts, including an “H” shaped enclosure where we could tie, nearly underneath
a huge railroad bridge. To reach it, we had to make sure the current didn’t push
us against a bridge piling, or nearby barges. There was just enough space for
Young America and us to tie, exactly at sunset, one behind the other. Jim was
jovial and happy to help us out…. we felt secure and exhausted. After a 10:00
PM dinner aboard Young America we fell asleep hearing the city’s industrial heartbeat. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3knot current on red buoy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the many AIS signals of tows in St. Louis on helm computer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tie on barge in downtown St. Louis.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim Stevens who runs barge tie in St. Louis.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large cleat on barge we tied to.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Louis in morning as we left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Casino river boats that are really just buildings on the water.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-40727243232437649842014-08-04T19:16:00.000-04:002014-08-04T19:16:06.965-04:00A Short Day
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August 4, 2014</div>
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SUNDAY: Another slow-go day, against the current, with barges
passing. We even passed two paddle boarders going down river with their gear.
Who knows what they do when meeting barges? There are few towns on this stretch
of river, as flooding is common. The only town of note was Chester, Illinois, home
of the creator of “Popeye” the sailorman. “Popeye’s” statue stands in town but
we just cruised on by to reach our destination as early as possible. </div>
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As we neared Kaskaskia Lock & Dam, we couldn’t resist
stopping for the night at this calm safe spot at the tail end of the Kaskaskia
River, on the Illinois side. The lockmaster graciously allows recreational
boaters to tie on the outer lock wall for a night. The cement outer wall floats
and is in great shape, with good cleats and railing. After our 3:00 pm tie-up,
Louis and I walked the lock wall, stretching our legs and feeling the “sort of
solid” ground. We’ didn’t go ashore at the little public park because there was
no place to tie the dinghy and the boat ramp was buried in thick wet mud.</div>
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At 7:00 pm, Mike fired up the grill to cook hamburgers and
Linda & Fred joining us aboard SeaDream for dinner. Linda brought a
complete list of locks and bridges for the remainder of the northbound trip,
making it easier to see what’s coming next. We also discussed a very tentative
timetable that would put us in St. Paul-Minneapolis on August 21, just in time
for my Seattle flight to visit Rachel.</div>
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Our evening was calm and quiet, with no current or barges,
only an occasional pleasure boat at day’s end, locking through the 12’ rise to
the lake.</div>
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MONDAY: Thick fog delayed our departure until 8:00 A.M. We
don’t know where we’ll end up but will try for St. Louis.</div>
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Note: When I monitor radio communications between towboat
captains, their “southern” accents are starting to wane. We must be headed North!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SeaDream leaving in morning mist.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SeaDream cruising behind Young America.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddle boarder going down Mississippi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large Barge and little SeaDream, the speck on left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaskaskia lock wall.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-49823838794407136602014-08-03T10:08:00.000-04:002014-08-03T10:08:01.933-04:00“You have to know when to hold them. Know when to fold them. Know when to anchor. Know when to not.”
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August 3, 2014</div>
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SATURDAY - Do you know that song??</div>
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All was smooth and predictable as we cruised slowly upstream
on the Mighty Mississippi, waving to passing tows with their many barges. Active
Captain (a cruiser’s web site) had listed two possible day’s end anchorages.
Both were behind rock pile wing dams where there’s usually little current. One
even had a 4 star rating as of last Fall. But. . . as you can guess, the river
is ever-changing. The current is faster now and the water much deeper, over-running
many of the normally exposed close-to-shore wing dams. We approached our first
choice carefully but, before even entering the smallish area, we saw very turbulent,
dangerous currents. “We knew when not to anchor.” To reassess, we anchored temporarily
just off a sandy bank across from the wing dam to hold while another huge tow
of barges passed. Some locals camping on shore suggested a place just a half
mile back in a huge “chute”. This is an alternate water flow area, often on the
backside of a small island, that’s often a sand bar but in high water deep
enough to anchor. We hauled anchor and scoped it out, carefully, but the depth
quickly turned from 10 to 3 feet. We knew when not to anchor once again.</div>
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A little farther South, the river was a little wider, with a
sliver of space just outside the channel so Mike anchored there, in 12 feet,
and Fred brought “Young America” in and rafted to us for the night. We knew
when to anchor!!! All this maneuvering took a couple of hours but we felt safe
at last, in two knots of current, 300 feet outside the barge channel with
115,000 pounds of boats hanging on our Rocna anchor. A passing tow confirmed by
radio that we should be safe from barge traffic in that spot.</div>
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Linda had us over for a wonderful salmon and rice dinner and
all shared the day’s experience. Nice to have neighbors so close. We just step
over on their boat from ours when rafted that way. We saw 1500 foot long tows
moving in pitch darkness up and down the river, navigating the turns and
obstructions and around each other in total darkness. How do they do that ?? </div>
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All remained stable for the night and we awoke to the sound
of whippoorwills on the shore and sunlight twinkling through the trees. </div>
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Today is a 40-mile run, traveling an average of 4 knots. We’ll
tie to a barge near a lock tonight and maybe go ashore? Have not been on land
for three days. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good book about this Mighty River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandy shore with Cottonwood trees and a deer at center on shore.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchors up at dawn.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-2394703071989507972014-08-02T09:54:00.000-04:002014-08-02T09:54:23.926-04:00Into the Mighty Mississippi River
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Aug. 2, 2014</div>
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FRIDAY – </div>
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Pushed by the current, we quickly (at 8.8 knots) made it to
Cairo, Illinois where the Ohio River enters the Mighty Mississippi. Cairo (pronounced
K-row) is a bustling barge-staging arena. Tows from the Gulf, the upper
Mississippi and the Ohio meet to swap loads and reassemble barge rafts at this
seemingly industrial city. Actually, the population is only a little over 2000
down from 15,000 in the early 1800’s steamboat “heyday.” It’s surrounded by a
levee and often floods, keeping new industry away. However, the large amount of
busy barge traffic on the river at Cairo is amazing. </div>
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At 11:00 am, we rounded the corner turning north into the “Big
River.” To our surprise, the Ohio at this junction is three times bigger than
the Mississippi. The downstream flow of the Mississippi also dropped our speed
dramatically, to 3 or 4 knots, occasionally even less. Seadream would now be pushing
against the current until after St. Louis, three full days.</div>
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By 7:00 P.M., anchoring off Bumgard Island, our 8 hour run
up the Mississippi had covered only 29 miles! Adding to the slow slog is the river’s
continuously loopy shape. As the crow flies, walking would have been faster. I
must keep reminding myself, it’s the adventure we are enjoying. Another river feature
is wing dams. They’re large rocks piled in slightly slanting rows, reaching out
from the banks to help channel the water flow to the center. The river is
plenty wide so they ‘re not a problem but are everywhere. Just don’t run over a
partially submerged one.</div>
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SATURDAY – Another “first light” departure into the channel
just as a large tow passed by. The morning is fresh and cool and I just saw a
white pelican flying up the river! Morning sun lights the cottonwood fluffs as
they float through the air and land on the water. Only an occasional tow with
barges pass so I’m not too busy. Yesterday two canoes “zoomed” by as the
current carried them down stream. Brave souls!</div>
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Today we hope to go 50 miles in 10 to 12 hours! Watch our
Spot to see where we end up. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olmsted Lock and Dam under construction on Ohio and millions over budget.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buoy feeling the "Mighty Mississippi" current.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday's sunrise at Bumgard Island, Illinois today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tow and barge today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wing-dams are the piled rows of rocks on shore that extend out to the channel.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-1119320410046488612014-08-01T09:21:00.002-04:002014-08-01T09:21:48.377-04:00Three major rivers in a single day….. the Cumberland, the Tennessee and the Ohio!
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July 31, 2014</div>
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Green Turtle Bay is beautiful and aptly named. We even found
nests, eggshells and cute little hatchlings! How mother turtles climb the rocky
banks to nest and the babies find the water is a mystery.</div>
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Our stay was much extended, waiting for the Mississippi’s flood
waters to recede. Also, boat time seems to flow between our fingers. Anyway,
Green Turtle Bay is a wonderful place but it was finally time to go.</div>
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This morning we pumped the holding tank then left about
9:30am. Within a mile we entered Lake Barkley Lock and radioed the lock master,
who has a reputation for never replying….. and he didn’t. So, with the green light
showing, we entered and tied to the wall. Controlled by his phantom hands, the
horn blew and the gates closed for a slow 55 foot water level drop. The exit gates
opened and the horn blew, so we exited, with nary a word from the lockmaster! </div>
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Paducah was a 40 mile run down the remaining Cumberland
River. It’s more narrow than the Tennessee, but still had several large shore-side
industrial sites. We enjoyed the sparse traffic for 32 miles, then finally
entered the Ohio River.</div>
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On the busy Ohio, AIS signals from tugs lit up our nav
screens. They were everywhere! At one point 37 large tugs were showing, not
even including the many smaller ones without AIS transmitters. What will the
Mississippi be like?</div>
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Eight miles down the Ohio, at Paducah, the Tennessee River
also joined the Ohio. We found a quiet anchorage behind a small island two miles
east of Paducah. Mike took dinghied to town to retrieve Linda’s I-Pad she’d
left at Green Turtle being returned by the kindly owner, Bill ???? at the
Paducah city water front. We then shared another fun dinner aboard Young
America and watched deer grazing ashore as sunset glistened on the water.</div>
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We’re leaving at first light Friday morning for the mighty Mississippi
River! Yikes!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one had the yolk sake still attached.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Louis posing on Green Turtle at Marina.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large gravel plant on Cumberland River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise August 1, 2014 near Paducah, Ky.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchored July 31, 2014 near Paducah, Ky.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paducah from the Ohio River as we passed this morning.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-50685607225839781562014-07-28T09:54:00.001-04:002014-07-28T09:57:02.719-04:00A week at Green Turtle Bay Marina, KY<br />
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July 26, 2014</div>
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We’ve really relaxed and enjoyed our stay. With lovely
grounds, we get resort member privileges, including the spa & exercise
facility, pools, and a very nice yacht club with dinning. Louie even has places
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Two courtesy cars are available for sightseeing and grocery
runs and the ships store is amazingly complete with supplies, parts and cute
gifts. While here, we’re making final plans for the Mississippi River leap, waiting
and watching for its water level to fall from the recent flood‑stage highs.</div>
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We expect to leave here tomorrow or Wednesday. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Turtles everywhere!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large flowers that bloom on the shores.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Louis getting shaved.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant "yard art" place near by.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paducah, Ky main street.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The TN and Ohio rivers coming together. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mural on flood wall in Paducah depicting history of area.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-57378932546007660412014-07-24T19:15:00.001-04:002014-07-24T19:15:26.840-04:00In Paris. . . . . just for a night!
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July 23, 2014</div>
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Tuesday was Paris for a night…. in Tennessee! </div>
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We left early on Wednesday for a 40 mile run to Green Turtle
Bay Marina in Kentucky. The skies were hazy and by noon it looked like we were
headed for a big storm. Thunder rumbled in the distance as we dropped a hook in
Higgins Bay, about 15 miles from our destination. There are many beautiful little
bay anchorages in Kentucky Lake. Light rain dimpled the water surface while we
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As we approached Kentucky Lake Lock in Paducah, many more
barges plied the river. One tug had 25 barges rafted together, pushing them up
the Tennessee River! How do they do that?</div>
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The lock is less than a mile from the canal cut through “The
Land Between the Lakes”, that separates Kentucky Lake (formed by the dammed
Tennessee River) from Lake Barkley (formed by the dammed Cumberland River). Our
destination, Green Turtle Bay Marina, is on the Lake Barkley side. We followed
a tug with four barges through the canal then took a quick left into the marina
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Floating Island" or a tug with 25 barges?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Louis is very bored.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mud from Higgen's Bay stuck to our anchor like glue. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Turtle that greeted us as we tied at the dock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SeaDream on left and Young America on right at Green Turtle Marina.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-36428933596724230212014-07-23T17:52:00.001-04:002014-07-23T17:52:45.098-04:00Alabama to Mississippi to Tennessee
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July 22, 2014</div>
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Entering Zippy Cove, we crossed into Mississippi!</div>
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Early Sunday morning we moved a mile deeper into Mississippi,
docking at Aqua Harbor Marina, finally joining Fred and Linda. It’s large and well
kept with an excellent restaurant, nice pool and grassy Frisbee field for Louie
to run. The Mississippians greeted us with charming southern molasses ascents,
extending sincere welcomes. </div>
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Leaving the dock Monday morning, we were shortly at Pickwick
Dam & Lock in Tennessee, along with a huge raft (1150 ft long) of 11 barges
pushed by a single huge tug. The lockmaster put the tug and barges in the main
lock (110 ft x 1100 ft), requiring two very slow trips, but allowed SeaDream,
Young America and a house boat to simultaneously use the auxiliary lock (110 ft
x 600 ft). Only one floating bollard still worked so, being the biggest boat, we
tied to the bollard then the other two boats tied up (rafted) to us. All went
well as the water dropped 55 ft.</div>
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Monday’s Tennessee River cruise included passing Shiloh National
Military Park, Cherry Mansion in Savannah (General U.S. Grant’s headquarters
during the battle), some lovely homes and wondrous river bluffs, water-carved
over millions of years. Late Monday evening, we anchored behind Kelley’s Island
then Young America rafted to our port side. About 110,000 pounds of boats hung
on our single Rocna anchor and chain in the current. The evening was cool as we
shared a wonderful fish dinner aboard SeaDream. The anchorage was peaceful and serene,
with tree lined shores and sounds of birds and nature.</div>
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Early Tuesday, morning mist hung quietly over the river. We
hauled anchor about 8:00 A.M., heading for Paris Landing, near the Kentucky
border. The 68 miles down river would be a good day’s run. As the river widened
into the Kentucky Lakes, we followed the marked channel, careful to avoid the
enormous expanses of inviting, but very shallow, water. Boat traffic was light
but we did see interesting dredges, tugs and shore side remnants of life before
the river was dammed at Paducah.</div>
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Tuesday was also very hot, with temps reaching 93 outside
and nearly that inside SeaDream. Thank goodness we were at least shaded. We
surprised ourselves by docking at Paris Landing State Park about 5:00 P.M. and….
what a rustic spot! Louie had a good walk and run in the park then we joined
Linda and Fred at the Inn for an all-you-can-eat “Crazy Chicken” night for just
$8.75 each. What a dinner bargain! All in all, another great day on our lovely Tennessee
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misty morning before we left Zippy Cove.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young America headed toward Pickwick Lock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All three boats rafted in Pickwick Lock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cherry Mansion in Savannah, TN.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-64948590991234893352014-07-20T08:52:00.000-04:002014-07-20T08:52:06.905-04:00A Day of Dam Locks!
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July 19,2014</div>
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Misty rain filled the gray morning as we topped off our
water tank, emptied the trash and walked Louie a last time. </div>
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Two large locks were the challenge of the day, with our lock
skills feeling a little rusty… today we’d face the “dam locks.” Wheeler and
Wilson Dams coming up! Wheeler was only three miles away so I readied SeaDream’s
lines and fenders. A single line ties her to one of the lock wall’s floating bollards.
The bollard moves vertically with us as the water level changes. Today we were
going down. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A TVA work tug with two
barges, a small runabout were in the lock with us as the entrance doors closed,
the water level fell slowly about 40 feet and the exit doors finally opened to
let us out. No problem, but the entire event required over 90 minutes.</div>
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Wilson Dam and Lock were a few miles further down the river
so we readied again. Only SeaDream and FantaSea , a fast party boat, were locked
together this time. I hitched us to the bollard after Mike glided SeaDream gently
to the lock wall. The water slowly dropped, this time 93 feet. The walls of the
lock were so tall we felt like crickets in a shoebox but, when the exit doors
open, out we went, feeling mighty fine. </div>
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The rest of the trip to Zippy Cove at the mouth of the Tenn-Tom
was a pleasure in the cool weather. We dropped anchor about 6:15 pm in 28 feet
of water and watch “Rebel Without a Cause” and had a healthy dinner aboard.</div>
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Zippy Cove is cool and very quiet and forested right to the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very tall walls of Wilson dam. Doors are just opening after we dropped 93'. We started out at the top of the wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One screen at the helm showing depth, speed, engine temp, rudder position, etc. </td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-68994989472146822572014-07-18T20:17:00.002-04:002014-07-18T20:17:43.693-04:00Staycation Day<br />
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Just wanted to stay and play Thursday. The weather is so
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Enjoyed a long hike through the many trails at Joe Wheeler
State Park. Toured the antique boat show in the marina and had sunset dinner in
the lodge. Did I say we had a nap too? What a joy to have nothing pressing. </div>
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Woke up this morning (Friday) with full-day thunderstorms imminent
so we’ll stay yet another day in this peaceful place. I promise we’ll leave
early tomorrow (Saturday) morning for a long, one-day trip to Pickwick to meet
Linda and Fred.</div>
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It’s rained heavily all day. I read Mark Twain, washed
clothes and peeled and froze peaches that ripened all at once. Mike worked on
the helm computer, studying the navigation program.</div>
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Hearing a nearby motor sound, I looked up to see a small sea
plane land only 150 feet from SeaDream! After landing it berthed next to us,
almost touching SeaDream with its wing tip but I grabbed the wing, on the
pilot’s instruction, and guided him into his slip. SeaDream and a Cessna 180 #N9990K
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-26859572482615911922014-07-17T12:54:00.001-04:002014-07-17T12:57:16.090-04:00Boat Sparkles but We Feel Rusty<style>
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Unusually cool weather and low humidity made a near perfect
first cruising day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike was up early
applying conditioner to the rub rail and washing the deck one last time before leaving
so SeaDream had showboat sparkle when finally let go of the dock, hoping to hide
our very rusty skills. After a fuel dock stop for dinghy non-ethanol gasoline
and a holding tank flush, we let loose again at 11:15 AM for our 40-plus mile
trip to Wheeler State Park Marina. What a beautiful day! Mid 70’s, no humidity
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Arrived at 5:30PM and, somewhat “artfully”, docked and tied,
only to realize the slip had a hard to see “occupied” sign. So… hoping for a
repeat performance, we untied and moved over a slip. All went smoothly and a
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Mike called old friends, Fred and Joan Myers, authors of the
famous (among river cruisers and loopers) and definitive guidebooks to the Tenn-Tom
and Cumberland Rivers, and they came to visit for the evening. They live nearby
in Florence, AL. What stories they have of their many years of river adventuring!
We all thoroughly enjoyed dinner at the lodge, then visiting aboard until
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tug boat "Jerry McNeil" and 4 barges.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meow Mix factory. One of the many factories on the river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RR lift bridge. We had to wait for a long train to pass before it lifted.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-271915296721779562014-07-17T12:34:00.002-04:002014-07-17T12:34:33.081-04:00How To Prepare for a Long Voyage Up the Mississippi?
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July 15, 2014</div>
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Whew! Preparing for this voyage takes many days. Our “to do”
list goes on forever. Groceries are almost overwhelming, with every cabinet
full and the fridge stuffed. Who knows when we can shop again? </div>
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Mike has made several systems updates. We now have an AIS (Automated
Identification System) transponder to transmit our location and course data to
other boats while we receive their AIS signals on our chart plotters before
meeting around river bends. Commercial vessels have AIS but only a few pleasure
boats do. He installed a new helm computer and fresh charts. The portable water
conditioner found a perfect new home installed upright on the davit post….much more
convenient and works better, too!</div>
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We scrubbed all decks, dinghy, and living quarters…. Louie got
a good bath, too. </div>
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It’s time at last to haul the lines and leave the dock!</div>
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Plans for our trip are just that . . . plans! All boat trip
plans are written in sand, so we go with the flow, mindful of the
unforeseeable.</div>
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From Huntsville we’ll cruise the Tennessee River westward to
Pickwick Landing (2 days), meet Fred and Linda Mangelsdorf aboard “Young
America”, then travel together north on the Tennessee River, through Kentucky
Lakes to the Ohio River flowing west to the Mississippi. At the Ohio and
Mississippi junction at Cairo we’ll turn north up the Mississippi to the
Illinois River junction and meet Joe and Punk Pica on “Carolyn Ann.” Together, the
three sister ships will cruise to St. Paul, MN, where the “Great River”
originates. Fred and Linda made this trip last year and highly recommended it. </div>
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We’re carefully watching reports on the rain-swollen Mississippi,
presently closed to pleasure boats. The Kentucky Lakes are a great place to wait
while it drops to a safe level. </div>
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The Saint Paul voyage should take a month as we stop to
check out little river towns and historic sights. Total miles to St. Paul, MN, is
roughly 1050 miles. Our goal is to be home by October. </div>
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Mississippi River facts:</div>
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</span></span></span>It is the longest river in the world, considering
the Missouri its main branch, at 4,300 miles.</div>
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</span></span></span>It’s perhaps the most crooked river, one part
being 1,300 miles yet only 675 as the crow flies.</div>
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</span></span></span>It discharges 3 times as much water as the St.
Lawrence, 25 times as much as the Rhine and 338 times as much as the Thames.</div>
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</span></span></span>No other river has so vast a drainage-basin; it
draws water from 28 states; from Delaware on the Atlantic seaboard, and all the
country between Idaho on the Pacific slope, a spread of 45 degrees of longitude. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pile of completed lists!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New water filter installation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike wiring AIS antenna. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Louis still waiting to play! (New fish rug)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had to add picture of little granddaughter Ella.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-90874674477048864982013-06-18T10:08:00.000-04:002013-06-18T10:08:00.554-04:00SeaDream Ports at Ditto Landing Marina for the Summer
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Living aboard SeaDream now ends until the Fall. Leaving in
March from Green Cove Springs, FL, moving south from Jacksonville, across Lake
Okeechobee and up to St. Petersburg. Leaving there with Fred and Linda
Mangelsdorf, we continued across the Gulf of Mexico to Mobile, AL, and up the
Tennessee TomBigbee Waterway, through Mississippi into Pickwick Lake to the
Tennessee River, Wilson Lake, and finally Wheeler Lake in Huntsville, Alabama. Each
segment has been an interesting and exciting adventure. The scenery changed
from ocean coastal to tidal marshes to lush green tree-lined, clear freshwater rivers.
As always, Mike and I enjoyed learning the history of the many places we passed.
Mississippi and Alabama are simply filled with notable Civil War history. </div>
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The vitality of the rivers, with so many barges delivering
loads to shore side industries, is amazing. Even with so much commerce, the
rivers are full of wildlife and the water, though silt-filled is some southern-most
stretches, appears healthy. Many evenings, as the sun set, we would gaze over
the water to see fish jumping and turtles bobbing, listening to birds and frogs
singing their evening songs. Every small community along the way extended gracious
“southern hospitality” to passing boaters.</div>
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Our last two cruising days were easy, with only two locks
the first day and none the second. Wilson Lock was the highest lift yet at 100
feet!</div>
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Joe Wheeler State Park Marina was our port on Tuesday
evening, with a lovely lodge and pool by the marina and inexpensive rates.</div>
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Our last day, we cruised the gentle wide Tennessee River, passing
tree lined shores and limestone cliffs here and there looking like the remains
of majestic castle walls. Decatur, Alabama, was busy with many factories and
industries along its banks. Tows busily nudged barges into place at a wide
variety of riverside facilities, including a big Meow Mix factory and the Browns
Ferry Nuclear Plant. At 3:30PM, our destination, Huntsville’s Ditto Landing
Marina, appeared around the final bend. After more than 1500 miles, SeaDream has
finally reached her summer home.</div>
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History of Ditto Landing:</div>
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Sometime around 1802-1804 James Ditto rounded the Great Bend
of the Tennessee River to the point of Chickasaw Island (now called Hobbs
Island). Landing among friendly Chickasaw Indians in the area known as the
Chickasaw Old Fields, Ditto established a trading post in 1805 and a ferry in
1807, creating Ditto Landing. His ferry transported Andrew Jackson and Davy
Crockett across the Tennessee River on their way to the Creek and Indian War.
Around 1824, the area became known as Whitesburg, named for James White, a salt
trader. Being near the early Western boundary of the United States, Ditto
Landing was one of our first inland ports of entry and remained a hub of trade
and economic activity for the Huntsville area into the 1840s. </div>
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Ditto Marina is operated by Huntsville-Madison County and
has clean new facilities and nicely designed docks. The road trip to Nashville is
just a little over two hours so we plan to visit SeaDream often. She’s safe
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance to Ditto Landing Marina off Tennessee River.</td></tr>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-20416467841686206422013-06-11T10:15:00.002-04:002013-06-11T10:16:58.359-04:00All Locked Up<style>
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MONDAY: After our delightful stay in Columbus Marina we set
out for more serious traveling. The Tom Bigbee has twelve locks and we have
seven to go. There are few stopping places in this section of waterway so we
got an early sunrise start to try and make four of the locks. Much to our dismay,
we got behind a tow of barges and at every lock we had to wait for him to get
through. Our speeds and the distances between locks aligned in such a way that
we could never get far enough ahead of him to have first dibs at the locks.
Mike and I really got into the lock routine and had the fenders dropped on both
sides and lines ready for what would come as we entered each lock. Mike eased
the boat to the bollard and I wound the line around and up we went 30 feet or
so. Each lock took about thirty minutes but the “barge wait” took over an hour
as the tow maneuvered his barges in and out of the lock. Our day started at
6:30AM and ended at 6:30PM docked at Midway Marina. We took their courtesy car
to a Mexican restaurant for dinner.
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TUESDAY: we had three locks, the last one being the “cave”,
Witten Lock, with an 84’ rise. What a ride that was! Now there are no more
locks until the Tennessee River. We decided to end our day early and turned
into a pristine, clear water cove just after the lock in Sandy Bay and drop the
hook. Linda & Fred rafted up and Linda and Mike took a swim. A nice evening
meal together of grilled fish was a perfect ending to our busy lock adventures.
Rain came in the night and washed the boats a little.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering Whitten Lock on Tom Bigbee.</td></tr>
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WEDNESDAY: Today brought some boat challenges. When I pulled
the anchor it was loaded with a grass ball about the size of a small goat!
Luckily it was soft and I pulled at the clump until it was gone. A little persistently
hung from our anchor like a goatee! After about five minutes of cruising, I
checked the engine room and we were getting a slight water spray from the
starboard propeller shaft seal. Mike assessed the situation and we anchored in
a near by cove to clean it. In a few minutes, it seemed okay so we took off
into the narrow Tom Bigbee cut that is about 30 miles long with no place to
stop. About half way along the bilge water alarm sounded. The shaft seal was
leaking more but Mike said we could still continue as the bilge pump could more
than handle it. The day ended early at 4:30PM at a beautiful anchorage in the
Pickwick Lake right at the corners of the three states of Tennessee,
Mississippi, and Alabama. Mike cleaned and readjusted the leaking shaft seal but
it continued dripping even at rest, a sure sign of damage. It’s a nearly new
seal so who knows what could make it fail. We haven’t been aground or abused it
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THURSDAY: Still in Zippy Cove, Mike spoke with the shaft
seal manufacturer and we have a new one on the way at half price. It’ll arrive
Monday. We’ve also made arrangements to haul out at Lee Spry boat yard nearby
to replace it. They have a 100 ton lift, the largest between Mobil and Chicago,
and have a great reputation for good service. </div>
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In the evening Fred & Linda M. and Mike & I took our
two dinghys out to explore and to Let Louis ashore to sniff around and cruised
over to Aqua Harbor Marina where we might move until Monday morning. Linda and
Fred took their dinghy “Chucky” for a spin but ended up with their brand new
propane powered outboard engine locked up and oozing oil. We towed them back to
the boats. What a bummer! </div>
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Later we grilled chicken and shared a meal again. I will
miss our dinners together when we part. </div>
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FRIDAY: We left Zippy Cove and tied up at the transient dock
at Aqua Harbor Marina after lunch and the rain quit. Docking was easy, with
little wind and a nice face dock. We visited the local restaurant with our “lock
partners”, Ed & Janice from their cruiser “Eagle’s Nest”, for a really fun,
animated dinner. They have a house here on Pickwick Lake and are a wealth of
information about the area. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike swimming in Zippy Cove.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banks in Zippy Cove.</td></tr>
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SATURDAY: Sight seeing is sparse here as the closest town is
Iuka, Mississippi. However, the great Civil War Battle of Shilo was fought only
18 miles away and is now a a national military park. Linda M. and I took out
the marina’s courtesy car for a tour of the battlefield. There was no entrance
fee and it had a very nice visitor’s center and bookstore. On our way home we bought
a pizza for dinner then watched Goldfinger. </div>
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SUNDAY: Drove to Corinth, Mississippi and saw the train
tracks that crossed North and South and East and West in the middle of town and
were a strategic object of the battle of Shilo during the Civil War. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing RR Tracks in Corinth.</td></tr>
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MONDAY: Spent the day at Spry Boat Yard in Pickwick Lake
sitting in a 100 ton boat lift while the leaking starboard shaft seal was
replaced. Came into Spry’s at 11:00AM and we were out by 3:00PM. Mike was very
pleased with the quality of work and the owners of the yard. Anchored near-by
in Zippy Cove where Linda and Fred joined us. We rafted again and in the
evening Linda had us over for another delicious meal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Mike, Linda and Louie Borum, the Boat Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030206374685589330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395799419900762784.post-87522171349053934182013-06-02T23:06:00.001-04:002013-06-02T23:06:26.520-04:00Alabama Into Mississippi
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Since our last entry, we have traveled from mile marker
216.1 in Demopolis to mile marker 335.0 in Columbus, Mississippi and passed
through three more locks. The barges are getting fewer since the cut-off of
Black Warrior River toward Birmingham, Alabama, where much of the cargo is
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We anchored Wednesday evening in Windham Landing, a small
side creek on the Tom-Bigbee. Thursday we crossed the Mississippi state line about
noon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two locks later, Mike made a very
good docking in gusting wind and threatening skies at the Columbus Marina, then
the weather passed with no rain. </div>
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Louis had a fun run in a large grassy area at the marina, then
we freshened up for a short trip in the marina’s courtesy van to a local
Mexican restaurant where we joined some friends of Linda & Fred for dinner.
They are boaters, too, so we swapped stories and had a very nice meal. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chalk cliffs on Tom Bigbee River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our boats in Columbus Marina, Columbus, Mississippi.</td></tr>
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FRIDAY: Spent the day grocery shopping, cleaning and
catching up on email since we’ve had no WiFi or cell service for several days.
In the evening, we found a back woods Mississippi restaurant for some local
flavor (maybe too local) and topped it off with frozen yogurt at “Smacks.” Afterward
Mike drove us through the historic section of Columbus with its many impressive
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antebellum home in the old part of Columbus. </td></tr>
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Oklahoma’s fronts are headed our way so may stay one or two
more days. Only thunderstorms are expected but it’s not fun boating in those.
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SATURDAY: Out for a day of sight seeing. We took the
courtesy van 12 miles north to historic Waverly Mansion. Linda M. joined us.</div>
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Built in 1852, Waverly sits in woods near the river but its
hundreds of acres were once open cotton fields worked by a thousand slaves. The
last family son died in 1913 and the house sat empty for 50 years until, in
1963, the Snow family bought it with 50 acres and lovingly restored the
structure to its original glory. Amazingly, most of the original window glass,
hardware and fixtures were untouched and, being built of cypress and heart of
pine, it remains structurally sound,. Even the window sashes still work freely!
Only the daughter and father live there now and give tours. We thoroughly
enjoyed walking through the rooms and drifting back in time. The five stories
of exquisite bannisters are simply amazing. How did this amazing building
survive the ravages of time? It houses many, many Civil War memories. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda and I in front of the Waverly Mansion in Columbus, Mississippi.</td></tr>
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The evening was movie night at Fred & Linda’s. We
brought “Lincoln” and they provided the popcorn.</div>
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Today we’ll wait out another stormy forecast doing boat
chores and leave tomorrow morning. We are having dinner at Sonics!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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