Lat 34 59 39 long 88 14 63; fuel 208 gallons, eng 483.09.
Woke up this morning and the marina and channel were covered in thick fog which means we had to wait to restart our journey. Around 10:00 the fog lifted, and we went over to the gas dock to get a pump out and a fill of diesel. We then left for the Ten-Tom Waterway which is basically a ditch connecting the Tennessee River with the Tombigbee River and ultimately to the Gulf of Mexico. It was finished in 1985. Without the Tenn-Tom there would be no Great Loop except on the Mississippi River and based on my limited experience on the Mississippi, there would be no way I would do the trip.
As I said the Tenn-Tom is really a big ditch interrupted by a series of locks. One interesting thing we saw was a bald eagle feasting on a fish on rock in the middle to the river. The first 35 miles we never encountered one lock. As we pulled up to the first lock - the Whitten Lock, we were told that it was shut down for maintenance for about an hour or an hour or two hours. We decided to pack it in as the sun sets around 5 and is absolutely dark by 5:30. It makes for a short day if you start late.
Bay Springs is a nice marina set off from the main channel, It is quiet and there are some beautiful view from the docks both up and down the channel and located Just before the lock. We met up with the folks from Sea-Jay who we first met at Green Turtle Bay and again at the rendezvous. Had an early night and went to bed around 8:30.
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