Fulton,Ms. to Columbus, Ms.

Hello all
 We have to wait for the lock for a few hours and since some boats left this marina we have wifi access [temporary]. So here goes. We are presently in Demopolis, Alabama with only 217 miles to go to get to the Gulf at Mobile.We hope to get there this Friday or Sat.But first I must tell you about our wonderful stay in Columbus.A city of many ante Bellum homes. Homes built before the civil war. Since the war was over just before the north reached this area these homes are there for visitors to tour. Our friends from the beautiful boathouse in Fulton at Midway marina live in the Columbus area. They went home before we left Midway and insisted on showing us around. when we got there. Thank you Les and Bobby for letting us soak in this city and its stately and  beautifully preserved homes.The highlight was the Waverly Mansion. The George and Lucy Young family built this mansion around 1850 and in time had purchased 50,000 acres to grow mainly cotton .They were an amazing family and really cared for their tenant tenant farmers and slaves. Lucy was also the nurse/druggist.To add to the story they had 10 children.I'm sure they had a huge garden. An ice house , a cotton ginny and many other features added to the story. Upon our arrival we were met by  Meloney who gave us the tour.This property stood empty for 50 years until Meloney's family purchased it when she was 7 years old.That goes back to the early 1960s.I think we could have listened to her stories for 3 days. but in the 2 hours we spent there we sure enjoyed our tour and the history.

Les and Bobby Perkins at Columbus Marina

Waverly Hall

Staircases at Waverly

Birthplace of Tennessee Williams at Columbus

Another Ante Bellum mansion in Columbus

Another highlight was the beautiful churches in Columbus.. I could write a lot about that too but just want to say I'm thankful to see the Lord's church gathering work going on there. While in Columbus we met some Canadian Loopers too . We tavelled with them to Demopolis . Along with tow's and barges, bald eagles. beautiful white cliffs along the rivers we had a great trip to here.