Welcome to day 300 of 365 photos…I found this Common Buckeye butterfly down by the beach on the edge of a boardwalk. No, I didn’t know what it was. I spent almost an hour researching to find out what it was. The Common Buckeye is one of the most common and widespread butterflies in the United States. I […]
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It has been a while since we last posted anything to our blog. We were busy doing stuff on the boat, etc. but really didn’t have much to say. But, now we are back on the water cruising again so I will try to keep the blog up.
Thursday, November 6, 2014:
Started out raining and 64 degrees but the river was very calm. We left our slip by 05:45 and had to wait in the Demopolis Lock for 2 other boats. We were in the lock by 06:23 and out by 06:40. At about Mile 205.0, I was driving and Keith was down in the engine room checking things out. There were 2 Red buoys in the middle of the river so I kept them to my left as we were going down river. It started to get really shallow and I was getting nervous but kept going. When it got to just 2 feet below the props I eased up on the throttles to get Keith’s attention and ended up stopping completely because it was so shallow and then I heard a noise. Keith was up on the bridge by then and took over. I was really flustered. After Keith checked every thing out he thought everything was OK. We did not have a vibration which was good. He thinks a rudder hit something. We will keep our fingers crossed that nothing bad happened. Keith thought that the river was low and maybe the 2 red buoys were out of place or maybe both and that was why we hit something.
By late morning it had cleared up nicely and in the low 70’s and it got to a high of 76 by evening. We anchored in Okatuppa Creek Alternative on the left descending bank across from Okatuppa Creek in about 15 feet of water. We called the Lock Master at Coffeeville Lock to let them know we were along side the river so he could alert any tows coming up or down river. Had a nice, quiet evening and in bed early as the alarm was set for 04:30 again. It was good to be back on the water.
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CO’s comments. It is great to be moving again. A bit of darkness, a bit of rain, and a bit of sun; a wonderful day to be on the water.
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11-6-2014: Cruising down the Tenn-Tombigbee River
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11-6-2014: Skipper Keith; on the move at last after about 5 month layover.
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11-6-2014: Anchor Alert on Keith’s IPad; works real good. Apps lets us know if our anchor is dragging.
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11-6-2014: Okatuppa Creek Alternative anchorage; down stream
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11-6-2014: Okatuppa Creek Alternative anchorage; up stream
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11-6-2014: Okatuppa Creek Alternative anchorage; close to LDB
It has been a while since we last posted anything to our blog. We were busy doing stuff on the boat, etc. but really didn’t have much to say. But, now we are back on the water cruising again so I will try to keep the blog up.
Thursday, November 6, 2014:
Started out raining and 64 degrees but the river was very calm. We left our slip by 05:45 and had to wait in the Demopolis Lock for 2 other boats. We were in the lock by 06:23 and out by 06:40. At about Mile 205.0, I was driving and Keith was down in the engine room checking things out. There were 2 Red buoys in the middle of the river so I kept them to my left as we were going down river. It started to get really shallow and I was getting nervous but kept going. When it got to just 2 feet below the props I eased up on the throttles to get Keith’s attention and ended up stopping completely because it was so shallow and then I heard a noise. Keith was up on the bridge by then and took over. I was really flustered. After Keith checked every thing out he thought everything was OK. We did not have a vibration which was good. He thinks a rudder hit something. We will keep our fingers crossed that nothing bad happened. Keith thought that the river was low and maybe the 2 red buoys were out of place or maybe both and that was why we hit something.
By late morning it had cleared up nicely and in the low 70’s and it got to a high of 76 by evening. We anchored in Akatuppa Creek Alternative on the left descending bank across from Akatuppa Creek in about 15 feet of water. We called the Lock Master at Coffeeville Lock to let them know we were along side the river so he could alert any tows coming up or down river. Had a nice, quiet evening and in bed early as the alarm was set for 04:30 again. It was good to be back on the water.
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CO’s comments. It is great to be moving again. A bit of darkness, a bit of rain, and a bit of sun; a wonderful day to be on the water.
11-6-2014: Cruising down the Tenn-Tombigbee River
11-6-2014: Skipper Keith; on the move at last after about 5 month layover.
11-6-2014: Anchor Alert on Keith’s IPad; works real good. Apps lets us know if our anchor is dragging.
11-6-2014: Akatuppa Creek Alternative anchorage; down stream
11-6-2014: Akatuppa Creek Alternative anchorage; up stream
11-6-2014: Akatuppa Creek Alternative anchorage; close to LDB
Welcome to day 299 of 365 photos…just another sunset but I can’t seem to resist them! A couple of days ago, Mr. B and I were on EI and on the way home. We were about to cross the bridge when I saw the beginning of spectacular sunset. I yelled for him to pull over – […]
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Josh has been spending more and more time in his “engine room man cave” than in his TV room man cave. He has replaced parts that he ordered and removed parts to take home to be worked on.Al and Kay decided to head back to Seabrook for Halloween a…
Welcome to day 298 of 365 photos…today is election day. Did you vote? I participated in the early voting here in NC. We drove by a few places where voting was taking place and they seemed to be fairly busy. Of course, probably half the vehicles in the parking lots were the folks that were there […]
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Just in case you have never seen Dylan and Dee Dee’s blog before, Dylan loves dolphins. To make sure you fully understand, Dylan LOVES dolphins. On good days he spends most of his time underway running between port and starboard just hoping for a…
Great Loop II Date: 11/03/2014
Day # 94(Monday): 67 miles (2505 total miles)
Locks: 0 (25 total locks)
Port #42: Panama City, FL
Marina: Panama City Marina
Before we left Orange Beach, I had posted our next itinerary on Facebook. Our youngest nephew, Chris, saw the post and messaged Todd. He and his sweet wife were ‘workationing’ in Panama City Beach and wondered if we’d be nearby. We made plans to meet them at Panama City Marina.
We were underway at sunrise. Most of our travel was through large bays and narrow canals that form the GIWW in the Panhandle region of Florida. Dolphins played in our wake and dove under OB.
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| There’s always work to be done…desalting the windows (with a RHB bucket!). |
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| Of course there were working tows and barges to address. We had to lay back for this one so we could pass on the ‘one’. |
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| Terry Ann catching up and following us. |
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| Grand Canyon of the GIWW. |
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| Evidence that four wheelers play out here on the weekends. We saw these tracks before. It almost looked like snowmobile tracks in the snow before. It was more ‘muddy’ looking this time. |
We arrived at Panama City Marina mid-afternoon, gave OB a good drink of diesel fuel and settled into our dock. Chris and Leigh arrived, we toured OB and explained the navigation of our adventure, and sat on the bridge for another beautiful Florida sunset. Chris drove us to a good casual restaurant not far from the marina in downtown Panama City where we enjoyed good food and lots of great conversation. We’ve been fortunate throughout this trip to cross paths with family and friends.
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| Chris and Leigh Russell visit OB. |
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| Sunset as we sat on OB’s bridge. |
Great Loop II Date: 11/03/2014
Day # 94(Sunday): 67 miles (2505 total miles)
Locks: 0 (25 total locks)
Port #42: Panama City, FL
Marina: Panama City Marina
Before we left Orange Beach, I had posted our next itinerary on Facebook. Our youngest nephew, Chris, saw the post and messaged Todd. He and his sweet wife were ‘workationing’ in Panama City Beach and wondered if we’d be nearby. We made plans to meet them at Panama City Marina.
We were underway at sunrise. Most of our travel was through large bays and narrow canals that form the GIWW in the Panhandle region of Florida. Dolphins played in our wake and dove under OB.
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| There’s always work to be done…desalting the windows (with a RHB bucket!). |
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| Of course there were working tows and barges to address. We had to lay back for this one so we could pass on the ‘one’. |
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| Terry Ann catching up and following us. |
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| Grand Canyon of the GIWW. |
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| Evidence that four wheelers play out here on the weekends. We saw these tracks before. It almost looked like snowmobile tracks in the snow before. It was more ‘muddy’ looking this time. |
We arrived at Panama City Marina mid-afternoon, gave OB a good drink of diesel fuel and settled into our dock. Chris and Leigh arrived, we toured OB and explained the navigation of our adventure, and sat on the bridge for another beautiful Florida sunset. Chris drove us to a good casual restaurant not far from the marina in downtown Panama City where we enjoyed good food and lots of great conversation. We’ve been fortunate throughout this trip to cross paths with family and friends.
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| Chris and Leigh Russell visit OB. |
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| Sunset as we sat on OB’s bridge. |
Welcome to day 297 of 365 photos…we woke up to frost on the windshield this morning. For that matter, frost covered everything. Yikes!! winter is on the way – even here in North Carolina. I guess I won’t complain about the chill in the air though. Yesterday, (Sunday) found a nor’easter bearing down on Maine […]
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