Trip Day:
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225
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Latitude:
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34°03.89'
N
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Locks Today:
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4
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Miles Today:
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39
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Longitude:
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088°25.40'W
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Locks Total:
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100
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Total Miles:
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4,832
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Location:
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Glover Wilkins Lock MM 376
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We were a group of eight boats travelling together today, with the Betty L in the lead, and locking through 4 locks together. The first lock, Jamie L. Whitten Lock, had a drop of 84 feet which is the fourth highest in the nation. The “after” photo of the Betty L is quite a change from the “before”.
We welcomed the sunny skies and the winds of 15-20 were tolerable because they were from behind. Although holding the boat in place on the floating bollards in the locks was difficult with the wind whipping right into the lock.
We only encountered a couple of tugs today, but commercial enterprise was evident along the shores.
We have seen many areas where cypress forest was flooded when the dams were built—it’s a rather eerie sight.
Most of the boats went into a marina by three o’clock, but we anchored out beside a lock with the Betty L. By five o’clock we knew it was going to be a cold night so we showered early, snuggled up and watched a DVD since we had only one bar and no hotspot to post the blog. By six it was dark—this time of year the nights are long!
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