Pickwick Lake, Tennesse-Tombigbee Waterway to Mobile Bay.

Nov 2-6tth.  5 days, 465 Miles, 13 locks, flooded rivers with debris and fast current.  Had 3 beautiful anchorages during this stretch.  You have to find a small cut-off the river to anchor & we got some great spots.  Secluded, pristine and calm with the moon overhead. Getting into a couple of these cuts was a little hairy, about as wide as the boat, but so worth it once we got in there.  Day 1 of this leg we had a power issue day - generator quit, dead batteries in phones, Ipad, the 'marriage saver' headsets.  Luckily, Joe got the generator fixed at anchor which fixed everything else.  That generator is pretty important.  Had a short stop at Bobby's Fish Camp, a rustic dock along the TomBigbee to wait for a lock. We were glad to go further that day as another 10 boats traveling with us that were going to be rafting there for the night in a swift current.  Met lots of Loopers at Demopolis, Kingfisher Bay Marina.  Traveled the next few days with Norman and Jody from Miami & hope to see them again along the route. 
We were excited to arrive at Mobile Bay.  Lots of very interesting industry and lots of open water compared to the last days on the river.  The bay is actually very shallow and staying the in the channel was still important.  Docked at Fair Hope Yacht Club on the east side of the bay.  A very quaint and family orientated town with some nice shops and dining.  Sunset drinks with Norman and Jody at the Grand Hotel, quite grand place indeed, then dinner at the Yacht Club with fresh fish!