Had a great day today on the water. It started on the very wet side as we had bad thunderstorms and lighting for about an hour as we left Pickensville. Jeff didn't care much for the lightening and neither did I, but needed to keep it moving and according to radar, the major storm was a good bit north of us. It rained off and on until about noon. The rain did finally stop and it was overcast for the rest of the day. But we were counting our blessings since each lock we went through, the rained seemed to stop long enough for us to go tend to lines and get going again. So it all turned out well. We passed exactly one boat all day today. Otherwise we had the waterway to ourselves.
Not a ton of scenery on the ride today, but it was still very enjoyable. The navigation is extremely easy so the day in general was very low stress. Getting in and out of the locks on one engine with some wind was a challenge, but it all went very well. We traveled just over 11 hours today, went through 5 locks and covered 88 miles. We are tied up in Fulton, MS at Midway Marina. Tomorrow we continue on to Lee Spry Boat Yard, about 60 miles north, to have the transmission repaired. Just a few pictures from the day.
The one boat we passed all day heading south.
The chartplotter shows "Long & Large" going past the Buttahatchee River
Getting ready for the doors to close behind us in the Aberdeen Lock
A very, very large house boat on the river.
The chocolate brown water we traveled in almost all day.
Lots of debris floating down the river.
The front doors of the Aberdeen Lock
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