Nov 10 Underway once more

It has been 3 weeks since we were underway, but finally we cast of the bowlines and headed out of Joe Wheeler State Park.  We were back tracking to Pickwick, TN where we turned south to head down the Tenn-Tom Waterway.   This waterway takes us to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.   We traveled back through the Wheeler and Wilson locks that had given us so much trouble 3 weeks ago, however, we had no problem going down through the locks this time.   But, the rest of the trip was rough.  We were going into 15 to 20 mph winds with gusts up to 31 mph.  These winds kicked up the river and found ourselves in 2 to 3 foot waves that brought back memories of the Lake Michigan part of the trip.   However, we made way for 50 miles to the Tenn-Tom and took a slip at Grand Harbor marina.   Our original plan was to anchor out, but a hard freeze in the low 20’s was moving in this night.  We decided to stay warm tonight and use electric power from the marina.  Below is a pic of Christine and I at the Wilson Lock and then a pic showing how deep this lock descends.