We were able to get a good start out of Columbus Marina, anticipating just 2 locks today. On our travels today we passed the historical US Snag boat, Montgomery which was the last steam-powered stern wheeler operating in southern waters keeping the rivers navigable. It was finally retired in 1982.
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| US SNAG BOAT-MONTGOMERY |
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| PHONE BOOTH-IF THE TREES COULD TALK |
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| BALD EAGLE |
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| TURTLE SUNNING ITSELF |
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| HOME SWEET HOME? |
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| ANCHOR SET AT SUMTER LANDING |
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| LOTS TO SEE |
We arrived at Sumter Landing anchorage by mid afternoon under warm sunny skies. We watched the sun set and decided to stay the next day in this beautiful peaceful place. Good plan, as it turned out, the weather turned cooler and rainy, but by midday the sun was shining again and all boats that spent the previous night at the same anchorage had decided to carry on down the river. An anchorage all to ourselves – awesome! Was great to be able to put the dinghy in the water and explore. Mark decided to first take Smudge for a ride and then go out to the river by himself to “open it up and give it a good run”. Maybe not such a good idea going 30 miles/hour on the river in overcast skies, all alone, I commented. “No worries, I’ll be fine”, he said with a glint in his eyes. No use arguing and off he went as I said a little prayer. As soon as he reached the river, the skies opened and it poured!! He was back in a flash looking like a drowned rat but blackberry still unharmed! Later in the day looper boats, The Cooper and Gemini appeared with plenty of room for them and more. We all settled down for another peaceful night at anchor and ready for an early departure the next morning as we head to Demopolis, Alabama.
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| REFLECTIONS |
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| VIEW FROM THE TOP |
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| PEACE AND QUIET |
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| DINGHY TOUR |
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| WATER HYACINTH |
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| TERRMAR RESTING |
Bye for now - Terri
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