Today was a pretty good run. We left Wolf Island about 7:20 in the morning a light breakfast and we were off. The hook came up in record time. We only had a short way to the Pickwick Lock and dam. On our transit from Kentucky Lake to Pickwick Lake we lucked out: when we called the lock the women handling the lock informed us to hurry on down and she would lock us thru now or else it would be about a 3 hour wait. When we got in it was a huge lock and we made our biggest jump yet locking up 45’. On the Pickwick side, we saw a tow with 15 barges leaning against the lock wall waiting for us to clear. Good timing.
Our run down the lake was relatively short as we jumped off onto Yellow Creek and into the divide cut, a 27-mile canal dug by the Corps of Engineers to link the Tennessee River with the Tombigbee River. Then onto Whitten Lake, a deep-water lake at the mouth of the Tennessee Tom waterway.
We are anchored in a small cove just above the first lock and it is a doozy. Tomorrow is lock thru day. We hit 5 locks in a 30 mile span and drop approx. 200’ the first lock is the biggest at 84’. Then they are about 30’ each from there on.
We put the hook down early today so we can get a lump on the locks tomorrow. Grilled pork chops with sweet potatoes and green beans. Umm Good
Capt. Bob
1 comment:
hello achievement,sounds like you guys will be busy next few days with all the locks your going threw,as well as your drops in elevation,must be why theres a backlog on the blog!keep bloggin also pictures(victor,now that theres only one digital on board)also hows the heat working,should be getting colder real soon,no more 70+ days,hope every ones heath is good and spirits high,won't be long know,love ya
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