The Floating Stones

There was scant internet available for much of the remaining stretch of the Mississippi River or as we made out way onto the Tombigbee River, so many of the memories we created are going to be a blur.  I'll try to capture the highlights here. We left Hoppie's Marina as early as the Coffeeville Dam said they didn't have a back-up of barges waiting.  Other than Dresden locks where we had to overnight, we have really been lucky with Dams as far as I can remember.  We haven't had to wait much at all, despite war stories from other boaters of four to six hour waits at some locks.  The river really looked a lot alike as we traveled down, and there wasn't much that was remarkable.  We had a couple of anchorage nights before Paducah-  nothing spectacular, but we always make the most of  the "ground time" we have!  The Handsome Captain is always good for a fire, a steady hand as the Littles climb fallen trees of dubious stability, and adult beverages to ...