October 2012

October 9th, 2012 We are now in Demopolis, AL, the last prop job did the trick, we left that repair marina and went up to Joe Wheeler State Park and Marina, where last fall we attended the Looper Rendezvous, as we arrived at the Joe Wheeler Lock there were our dear friends from Key West/ Athens.AL waving at us as we came out of the lock. Sooo good to see them and have some time together. They brought us a car and we made our usual market run !! Had dinner together on the boat and caught up on our adventures since Key West, they went to Alaska.Spent a couple nights anchoring out on the way to Demopolis, nice quiet places. We next planned to meet our son Jim and G'son Josh in Demopolis, Al, they came over and spent the night on the boat. We were disappointed grandaughter Sara did not join us, but she had previous plans and we certainly understand that. We got ready to leave here, Rich started moving the boat over for fuel and the cable to the starboard transmission broke!! I was on the deck ready to tie up the boat at the fuel pumps and wondering why he turned an engine off !! He had a new experience of parking the boat with one engine, and did a great job. Now we are waiting for a new cable, and once it is installed we will head south again, now on the Black Warrior Water Way.Lots of debri on the water, after a big rain. Seems like everytime Rich leaves me at the helm, logs appear from every direction !! Will try and add some more photos next....Not my favorite chore !! There aren't many options to anchor out in the next 100 miles, or marina, we have combed the books for info and talked to other boaters. Then just awhile ago a man we met here that left today, called to tell us about a good anchorage he found. Boaters looking after boaters.