Wednesday was a lay day for us in Demopolis. We took the courtesy car and drove around town as well as to the grocery store. The town is like many we have seen, depressed with many vacant buildings. John & Sue's daughter, husband and son who live in Meridian came by and we all had dinner together.
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| At the Demopolis post office. |
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| Downtown |
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| Sue and grandson. |
Yesterday we awoke to some light fog. After a call to the lock we departed about 630 am and headed south for a long day. 97 miles to Bobby's fish camp. The river is still rising so we had another day with good currents. This lower portion of the river is known for all the hairpin turns and switchbacks. There is a picture below to show a segment. Again the scenery is constantly changing. As we got closer to Bobby's we started to get into the flatlands. We arrived about 430 pm. The pictures will speak for themselves. The description say there is 120' of dock space but with both Thanks Dad and us here there is no room for anyone else. They will just raft boats to each other to fit everyone in. I don't know if the dock cleats would hold up to many boats if the weather turned. Before dinner a tow with 7 barges grounded himself just across the river. He is still there as I write this. The restaurant is open Thursday-Sunday so off we went for supper. Bedtime came early after the long day.
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| Early morning fog. |
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| Sunrise in the lock. |
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| This is a floating bollard that we tie the midship cleat to. |
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| A beach? |
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| In the restaurant. |
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| The tow with barges. |
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| This is an example of the river. |
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