From Midway Marina Columbus Marina MS to Demopolis Marina AL

On Friday September 26, the crew took Late Date from Midway Marina to Columbus Marina in Mississippi.  As Colin put it, the "shamrock" was working for them.  They made it through 4 L&Ds and arrived at Columbus by 1:15 PM.  Loud rock & roll was playing on someone's stereo in the marina. Colin said that he had to convince Brett and Bob to stop dancing and go do laundry. After that, all three took a courtesy truck into town to replenish groceries and have a hot meal. They had an early night and went to bed by 9:45PM. 

Friday also marked 2 weeks since Late Date left Bayport, MN. It seems such a short time to those of us reading the blog but this is very hard and tiring work. Hopefully the spectacular weather and scenery helps. The photos of sunrise over Columbus Marina, MS and as they departed it for the John Stennis Lock are stunning! 

Daybreak Over Columbus Marina

Heading Out

Hard at Work

We had a few emails about L&D passages maybe being over but no - sadly - they continued for them. Here is a map of the marinas so you can get a feel for the marinas mentioned in this part of the blog and where Demopolis is located relative to Mobile and - AT LONG LAST - the Gulf of Mexico.   

Tenn-Tom Marinas

The weather continues to be amazing and it appears to be holding for the upcoming 7 days.  Herons and egrets are interspersed with tows and barges.  

Egret

Heron

Tow and Barge