August 2, 2007

August 2, 2007 – We checked out of the Columbus Marina this morning about 6:30 AM or so and headed out for the Stennis Lock and Dam right next door. We waited for him to fill the lock and then we headed on through and down the Tombigbee for the next lock as we had three of them to do today. As we were traveling 118 miles today we had to really get up and go. We made all three locks fine and tonight we are in Demopolis, AL. No rain showers and slime today for both us and the boat.

As we went down the river today we saw what was described as blue rock and some chalk cliffs along one side or the other. The cypress trees were still along the river and we began to see Spanish moss on some of the trees. They also have an overabundance of herons as we see many of those. This is another of those things I am going to have to research further and add to this in the future.

This is very short today as we traveled pretty fast so we could cover the miles. From here to Mobile Bay they are pretty long trips each day.

We had this cat at Columbus Marina that seemed to adopt us for some reason as soon as we arrived there and went to the office. Last night it rained during the night and Gary got up to close the windows and then when the rain was over opened them up again. We had seen the cat walking around checking out the boats before we went to bed. Well Gary missed one of the fasteners and who came through the screen but the cat and he had just started to go to sleep when the cat pounced on him. Scared the dickens out of him and he promptly put the cat out and closed the screen. This morning the cat was back in front of the office door as he knows where his bread is buttered