Tuesday, May 29, 2012
We bid a fond farewell to Pirates Marina Cove in Pickensville, Alabama....
yes, there is such a place...and it is very serene and pretty although the picture doesn't really do it justice.
Then we headed north to Mississippi through four lock & dams...easy enough to handle the boat but you are completely at the mercy of the lock master....and if there is a tug....they get first preference. At our first lock and dam we had to sit for about an hour waiting for a tug....commerce people...this is capitalism at it's finest!!
There was also an airshow for us today...courtesy of the Air Force base in Columbus, Mississippi
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| I guess they fly props before they graduate to jets. |
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| Hey Darrell, what kind of plane is this? |
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| Capt. Collins runs a tight ship :) |
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| The First Mate taking care of lines as we leave Pirates Cove. |
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| Lock and dam |
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| Ever wonder where the Poltergeist tree retired to???? |
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| River home |
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| River light house |
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| River totem pole...nice touch |
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| Lock and dam...again |
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| more river workin' |
and yet more river workin'
Smithville Marina in Smithville, Mississippi. This small town of approx. 900 people was devastated last year by a category 5 tornado which killed 16 in the community. It is tragically sad, but really inspiring to see how the town is rebuilding. Everyone we met from Mel's Diner to the Dollar General certainly demonstrated good ol' fashioned southern hospitality!
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| Very nice sunset from the boat. Talk about nice water front property! |
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