Locks: 1; LWT: 0; TTT: 8:50 hrs)
Seamoore and Q’s End left the comforts of Kingfisher Bay Marina at Demopolis early in order to catch up with some other boats who had the lock ready for them. As it turned out there were 7 of us who made it through and it was a good thing because there were a couple of tows approaching the lock. If we had been delayed there would have been a good chance that we may not have made the 70 miles to the nearest anchorage before darkness.
We are now on the Mobile River. The shores of the river have changed yet again. In this first section it seems to be carved out of the rock and woods.
It was another beautiful day for travelling: sunny, hot (80 F) and calm. We easily did the 70 miles and by 4 PM we reached Bashi Creek, our anchorage for the night. Since we needed both a forward and stern anchor in the narrow creek, we decided to raft together, nose to tail. With this configuration we could both use our primary anchors and not have to worry about digging out a second anchor and man handling it to somehow to set it in the opposite direction. Another of the boats (Ben’s Play Pen) whom we met at the lock that morning also made it and joined us for Happy Hour. It was a beautiful evening and we slept well.
We were tucked right in close to nature so that the fishermen and hunters could still get by.
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