We've Landed

We left Grand Harbor marina in the morning.

We are now at our "dirt" home and will head back in October if the oil spill cleanup goes as planned. An estimated 117,000 gallons were pumped out the spill. The barge was removed and now the lock walls are being cleaned. The wall cleanup is estimated to take a couple of weeks but the timing will be better estimated as it progresses.

When we return (~October 12th), we will be traveling on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway which is a 234-mile man-made waterway that will deliver us to Demopolis.  It was under construction for 12 years by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was completed 1984. The total cost was nearly $2 billion and its construction was controversial at the time. We will go through 10 locks in this section.

 

We have had a great time on our trip and have met the nicest people. Special thanks to Jack and Jeanie for the transportation home and to you for following our journey to date. Hope to see you back when we return in October.