October 18-20, 2011
Greg decided to leave a day early because of the weather forecast. The wind is supposed to be strong Wed. and Thurs. I am only going to Florence, AL, so it’s not that long a trip.
Florence Harbor Marina is small, but very nice. Some more boats from Grand Harbor came in after us; most weren’t supposed to be here till Wednesday either.
On Wed. they went to Florence with the people from my friends Salt ‘n Sand and My Way. They walked around the historic area and had lunch. Meanwhile, I just kinda hung out at the marina. Oh well.
There was a “Looper” get-together in the marina bar/restaurant on Wed. night. There were a number of boats represented.
On Thurs. we all slept late. They did some cleaning and then they walked to a store.
Thursday evening they went with Passport and Duddon Pilot’s people to listen to a band in the restaurant. Hope they enjoyed themselves!
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| Florence Harbor Marina |
October 21, 2011
There were 8 boats leaving Florence Harbor this morning. We are all heading up the Tennessee, but only 7 are going to the Rendezvous.
When I got to the Wilson Lock I was excited! Not only was it open and waiting for all of us, but also it is a lift of 93 feet at normal pool! Wow!
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| 93 feet to go! |
When we got to the Wheeler Lock we had picked up 3 more boats. There were a total of 11 boats locking through, so I rafted off My Way. Salt ‘n Sand also had a boat raft off her. It’s much easier rafting off someone else than trying to grab a bollard!
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| The other 10 boats coming out of Wheeler Lock |
I got to Joe Wheeler State Park around 12:15 PM. I finally got to see my friend Jeremiah again. It’s been a week! I also saw friends that I’ve missed the last few weeks. I’m very excited – it’s going to be fun!
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