I forgot to mention yesterday that we were met at Bay Springs Marina by the owners daughter. A cute young lady with a long southern drawl, but what I noticed the most was her manners. The "yes ma'am" "yes sir" reminded me of when I grew up. You don't see those manners much anymore. The advantage of being just before the lock is in the morning you call ahead and ask if it's convenient to come. If there are delays they'll tell you to wait. We were lucky and got right through and the lockmaster coordinated with the next 2 for our passage. This first lock was the Whitten Lock with a drop of 85'. It's the 9th highest single lift lock in the US. The last lock even held a boat in the lock until we arrived. Again the scenery is changing. The end of the trip reminded me of cruising through a swamp with all the stumps along the bank. Pat met us and caught our lines as we arrived at Midway Marina. After we got settled he gave us the courtesy van to drive into town for lunch.
Later at the appointed hour we met John & Sue up on the rocking chairs by the boaters lounge for docktails. Sue brought up some smoked tune spread to which we topped with hot jalapenos. We had never seen that before but it was delicious. Today will be another short day with only one lock that we can see from here.
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