Since there are so many backed up loopers going south, Nancy McCarley, off "Aloha Friday" took the initiative to check with all the transient boats to organize and stage departure.
There is also a picture of the mouth of the Black Warrior River. From here on down the river is called the Black Warrior Tombigbee Waterway. This part of the river was created 70 years before the more well known Tombigbee also known as the Tenn-Tom. This canal was constructed to fulfill the nations need for coal to fuel its fully-mobilized wartime industry. The Federal Barge Line was created by the government and pioneered the development of improved towboat and barge design, port facilities and combined rail and shipping routes.
The picture of the mile marker on shore shows MM 225.7 which means we are exactly half way between the start of the Tenn-Tom and arriving in Mobile, AL. Due to Ida and the flood, it has taken us 16 days for the first half; let’s hope the next 225 doesn’t take that long.
Everyone doing the loop receives and displays the flag you see on the bow of our boat. When you arrive in a harbor you immediately have something in common with anyone who has a flag. We have met several boaters who are on their second loop trip and they display a gold flag.
Later we passed more of these majestic white cliffs with “My Way”.
Pictures are of the white cliffs of Epes at MM 249
Monday we left Pickensville, AL with (3) other loopers, “Adagio”, “Queen Anne’s Revenge”, and “My Way” for a 42 mile cruise downriver, two locks and into our anchorage for the night.. It was a beautiful day and the scenery was spectacular. This is truly out in the wilderness with very little sign of humanity. I don’t know what you would do if you had boat trouble, learn boat mechanic 101 quickly.
When dusk approaches it is not unusual to hear another boater blow a conch shell designating sunset and happy hour. We left at daybreak on Tuesday for the 50 miles to Demopolis arriving around 12:30. We weren’t sure if we would stay one night or two but after we rode our bikes into town we decided one night was enough. It also depends on the number of boats leaving in the morning as there are only a few safe anchorages and only room for so many boats at each anchorage. .
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