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Day #91 - Aliceville, AL

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Had a fun afternoon/evening yesterday.  Went and toured the Waverly Mansion in West Point, MS with Bob and Debbie on Headquarters.   Very informative tour of an antebellum home that has been lovingly restored over the past 30 years.  After that the usual ...

Day #90 - Columbus, MS

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Woke to a chilly, foggy morning.  It is clear as a bell, but the temperature dropped to 31 degrees last night.  There was ice on the boat and the decks were quite slippery.  Had to wait until 8:00 for the ...

Day #89 - Smithville, MS

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Left Bay Springs at 8:00 this morning with five other boats from the marina.  A little foggy and headed straight to the first lock.  There are a series of four locks within the first 25 miles.  Each one has been ...

Day #88 - New Site, MS

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | Comments Off

Today was the dreaded day of the engine repair.  Stayed an extra night at Grand Harbor and arranged for "Diesel Don" to travel to us.  He boarded the boat at 8:00 on a cool, crisp Fall morning.  Within an hour ...

Days #86 and #87 - Counce, TN

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | 1 Comment »

We have finally made it to the Tom Bigbee River.  We are currently in Counce, TN at beautiful Grand Harbor Marina.  It is a development of the marina, condos, restaurant, etc.  Counce is where Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi all meet.  ...

Day #85 - Rogersville, AL

Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

The wonderful AGLCA 2008 Rendezvous is over. We had a wonderful time and fun was had by all.  One of our highlights was the dinghy race.      We entered along with Foreign Exchange and Kismet among others.  The key was that you ...

Days #81-84 - Rogersville, AL

Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

We are finally at Joe Wheeler State Park for the Fall 2008 AGLCA Rendezvous.  We will be here enjoying the company of old friends and new for the next four days.  Lots to do and learn and fun will be ...

Day #80 - Rogersville, AL

Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

  Quite a bit to report since my last writing.  Yesterday afternoon we put the dinghies into Panther Creek and went exploring.  We discovered several campsites that were very unique.  One even had a big yellow school bus as a camper.  ...

Day #79 - Pickwick Lake, TN

Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Attempted to leave Clifton Marina this morning at 7:00 but the fog was too thick and we had to wait until 8:10.  The temperature dropped in the night to 45 degrees and the water is still warm, causing the fog. We ...

Day #78 - Clifton, TN

Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Today was a very informative day in Clifton, Tennessee. We had arranged for the courtesy vehicle at Clifton Marina for 11:00. Bob and Charlotte had researched the Battle at Shiloh from the Civil War. We drove about a half hour ...