We left on Sunday morning at 6:45 and 32 degrees. It didn't take long to decide to drive from the pilot house. I now have 6 layers on and 2 pairs of long underwear, I don't have flannel-lined jeans on like Bob.
We went through 3 locks today. The first one, Jamie L. Whitten Lock, lowered us 85'. This is the 4th highest lock in the U.S. We both have to wear life jackets, Bob can leave the engines running and he also has to tell them when we are secure to the wall. Rules seem to change in different areas of locks plus these locks are mainly catering to commercial vessels. The locks have been named for politicians or important people from Mississippi or Alabama. When we contact the lockmaster we have to use their correct name or they ignore you. We were fortunate today we didn't have to wait more than 30 or 40 minutes to get into a lock. Our third lock was the first time we locked through with a barge. If a pleasure boat fits with a smaller barge, the barge isn't carrying a hazardous load, and the tow boat captain ok's it, the lockmaster will put a pleasure boat in with a barge.
The lock is in the background and we met this barge.
Our stop tonight is Midway Marina in Fulton, MS.
Our line is looped around the floating bollard
in the lock.
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