October 27, 2006: Our original plan was to stay put at Midway Marina, now that we were warm and dry. However, the forecast called for clearing skies and warmer weather, so we swallowed some coffee and cranked up the engines. Because it was still drizzling rain, I even surprised myself for jumping at the chance to move again. Now I get it; the cruising life is addictive. After we had transited two locks with fellow Loopers Happy Destiny and Rangatira (from Canada), the sun DID come out and that blue sky looked good. With the new front, though, came more wind. The boat did pretty well even though we were blown around a bit. Without the heavy rain, we were able to see more of the Tenn-Tom scenery. The fall color was nice. We went through long, straight stretches of “The Ditch,” but when we got closer to the point where the old Tombigbee River joined the cut, there were wider lakes and small islands. We again enjoyed seeing familiar faces when we reached Aberdeen Marina around 3:30 p.m. Even though we are in rural Mississippi, people we had met at the Rendezvous greeted us. They are all working their way toward the Gulf. We met the lady who had written a note to Loopers a few days before on top of a bollard in one of the locks. She was on a boat named “High Life.” Good name. The Cowhigs joined us for dinner – our first time to fire up the grill and the propane stove. The filet mignons from Star Market in Huntsville, AL tasted mighty fine.
# posted by Second Wind @ 4:20 PM
