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Northern Alabama is Beautiful

Our last blog displayed a couple video’s of Tide Hiker locking up in an 83-ft Lock.  Here are some more in the very next 93-foot Wilson Lock.  Some different views show spectacular construction.  Hope you enjoy the ride:Gates Closing in …

Northern Alabama is Beautiful

Our last blog displayed a couple video’s of Tide Hiker locking up in an 83-ft Lock.  Here are some more in the very next 93-foot Wilson Lock.  Some different views show spectacular construction.  Hope you enjoy the ride:Gates Closing in …

Outrunning the Storm………

We spent today’s 5 hours of travel watching the Weather Underground radar showing storms steadily sinking south from Nashville toward our route in Northern Alabama.  Scary!  Fortunately, the storm dissipated most of its energy by th…

Outrunning the Storm………

We spent today’s 5 hours of travel watching the Weather Underground radar showing storms steadily sinking south from Nashville toward our route in Northern Alabama.  Scary!  Fortunately, the storm dissipated most of its energy by th…

Ahhhhh, air conditioning….

The goal of this journey at this point is to “hot dog” it to a marina where we can hook up to electricity and run our AC.  These 95-97-degree afternoons with high chance of thunderstorms have turned us into real “weenies”. We feel like s…

Ahhhhh, air conditioning….

The goal of this journey at this point is to “hot dog” it to a marina where we can hook up to electricity and run our AC.  These 95-97-degree afternoons with high chance of thunderstorms have turned us into real “weenies”. We feel like s…

Oops–Watch that hole!

Norm’s birthday was great!  No storms. Norm enjoyed 10-year old cheddar with sliced salami after our swim and chocolate cream pie with many candles after grilled fresh grouper dinner. The yellow bug repellent cellophane over the lig…

Oops–Watch that hole!

Norm’s birthday was great!  No storms. Norm enjoyed 10-year old cheddar with sliced salami after our swim and chocolate cream pie with many candles after grilled fresh grouper dinner. The yellow bug repellent cellophane over the lig…

Happy Birthday, Norm!

Our last night in civilization was spent in Fairhope Alabama, a beautiful small town and suburb of Mobile.  We used the courtesy car at Eastern Shore Marine to explore the town.  Missed out on panninis at Pannini Pete’s (reportedly the best i…

Happy Birthday, Norm!

Our last night in civilization was spent in Fairhope Alabama, a beautiful small town and suburb of Mobile.  We used the courtesy car at Eastern Shore Marine to explore the town.  Missed out on panninis at Pannini Pete’s (reportedly the best i…