Pebble Isle Marina at New Johnsonville to Midway marina, Fulton,Ms.

This blog takes us from one Sunday to the next with all that happened in between.We had a great Sunday still in New Johnsonville Thanks to courtesy cars and internet. We could go to town to worship in the a.m. and take in a sermon on line in the p.m.thanks to the web site-Jubilee Church in Ottawa.We enjoyed another long walk in the beautiful Park too.

 Monday off on to the Tennessee River , we motored for 62 miles and made it to Clifton marina. Beautiful weather and clear 'sailing'. Here we met up with our Swedish friends on Sea Qwest. It was great to connect with them again. From here we motored on to Pickwick Landing Lock and Dam. Again no waiting time , we called ahead and they were ready to lock us through when we got there. The lockmaster asked about our trip and plans. We had wanted to go to a cove on the left but he advised us to go right since the coves on the left now had new homes and there private docks and little marinas there. We were thankful  for the advice and found a beautiful anchorage in a quiet cove.The next morning we finished our part of the Tennessee River doing some miles of this now lake part of the river and came to the top end of the Tenn--Tom Waterways.In the 70's and early 80's the gov't had a system built that would connect the Tennessee R. with the Tombigbee that flows into the Gulf of Mexico. With canals and locks and dams and using  creeks, rivers and lakes we are given a wonderful waterway to use. In all we will be doing 10 locks on this system. In all our motoring that day we saw no other boats on the move and just before the first lock we anchored  in a beautiful cove.There was room for many boats in the many coves off the main channel  here[at Natchez Trace Recreation area].  but we had it to ourselves. It reminded us of northern Ontario .

We woke up to pouring rain and decided to wait it out a bit, when it changed to a drizzle we lifted anchor and headed to our 1st lock[84'] of this series.This went well but the lockmaster advised us to be cautious since a barge and tow was heading upstream and we were dealing with a fairy strong wind.The Tow captain had empty barges so they sat up higher and were catching the wind. He asked if we could turn around to a wider area on the river where there was a saw mill with an area to tie up and we would be safer.We were thankful for his advice . From here we had 2 more locks before we made it to Midway Marina. We were having mail couriered here so we planned to stay from Thurs. to Mon.We are near Fulton, Mississippi and loving it here. Very friendly people and good service. A lot of people live on their house boats or use them as their cottage.One of the first couples Bill met on their lovely houseboat are involved with a Trucking Ministry. their good friends that were visiting them are the Chaplains.We learned a lot about their calling and work and  they invited us over for a Bible study Sat. p.m. It was wonderful sharing with them .Our friends on the houseboat had loaned us their cadillac so we could go to church. We were able to worship in a Church in Futton. Monday a.m still waiting for mail and doing this blog. "til next time.

Dredger 'Melissa R' on the Tennessee river

Adriana 1 anchored at Pickwick State Park

entering the Tenn-Tom waterway a 25 mile cannal

Current marina at Fulton Ms