Day 156 – Tuesday, November 16, 2010

88° 04.257’ W

31° 27.321’ N

Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway 

Bashi Creek – at anchor – mile 145

Alabama



Leaving Demopolis



In Demopolis Lock



Waiting for lock to open



We woke up to one heck of a storm! It rained all night and became windy and ugly about the time we were planning to get underway. There were two weather fronts moving our way and we ducked out of the harbor as the first storm passed through and headed to the lock between the storms. The lock took five of us in and dropped us 40 feet as the second storm just missed us while in the lock! It remained cool and windy all day but we still made our 70 miles to Bashi Creek.



Bashi Creek



Bashi Creek is narrow and shallow but protected! Next Endeavour entered first and dropped her anchor 10 feet from the bank then put out a stern line to a tree on the other side of the creek. This was a pretty good feat for a 48 foot long by 18 foot wide catamaran! Next, Quest a 40 foot boat rafted to her then our 35 foot boat rafted to the two of them! We look like a big plug in this little creek! It will be interesting tomorrow morning when we get underway. All of us are resting close to the bottom and will kick up a little mud in the process of getting out of here!



While under way today, Ricki cooked a pork roast with dressing and Barb and Colleen made the side dishes and desert. The food was great and the company even better! A little food, a few drinks --- life is good!

It’s 8am and every one is back on their boats to get some sleep. A 7am departure comes early considering what need to be done before leaving the anchorage!

Tomorrow we hope to do another 70 miles.