Week 3 Midway Marina to Demopolis AL
Saturday November 5, 2022 Rainy day in Fulton Marina, Columbus MS. I enjoyed the time today on the boat cleaning, and reading. There are 11+ Loopers here all talking about taking the 4 locks tomorrow in a coordinated effort. The lead boat contacts the lock master to let them know how many boats approximately would like to lock through. The last thing we heard was to be on your VHF radio at 5:30 am with information about the availability of the lock. Daily light savings begins tonight. Sunday November 6, 2022 It was hard to sleep knowing that we would most likely begin our journey in the dark. When the call came in the instructions were to be queued up for the Fulton Lock by 6:30. Sun had started to rise so we were able to see all 11 boats lined up and ready for the lock. The first lock had 10 pins so one boat would have to raft up, and because we were the smallest vessel, it made the most sense for us to raft up. Our good friends from Moon Dance were at the front of the pa