Day #5 and #6 Lots of Locks

Hey Friends! Thanks for checking in! i am still working out stuff, I love your comments, but they appear as anonymous, I will fix it! Also, I will post pictures on my Instagram account while I try to figure out my storage issues! It is so easy to get behind on journaling! Especially when I log on and start going down the tech issue wormhole! I am getting closer to solving the photo issues as my iCloud is full and will not download newer pictures! I wanted to post some on instagram, but no wifi! At least I have some free time to delete photos and apps, but I am not sure if they ever really leave the almighty cloud?? We are travelling the Tennessee-Tom Bigbee waterway (TN-Tom) where the rivers and lakes are all connected by locks and dams. It is a truly amaazing feat of engineering and I have greater appreciation of it for sure. I mostly think cargo tranportaion by planes and Amazon/UPS deliveries, but it is the barges that transport so much of the real stuff needed everyday. We have seen alot of wood pulp most likely for plywood and cardboard manufacturing. If you ever get a chance to sit thru a lock, it is worth it! Dramatic screeching and boomimg metal sounds, fish jumping (in warmer weather),and staying vigilantly close to your line tied to the bollard or pin. David and I have head sets that are essential to communicating with each other, alot of coordinatation of timing of moving the boat,fenders and lines. One of our boat buddies whom we have locked together with about 7 times now, blasts his radio with his 1950's music (like Elvis and LaBamba!) It is entertaining and of course, I love to dance, while holding my pole to the wall to keep our boat from hitting the wall. I believe we will have locked thru 10 times since Friday as we zig-zag between Alabama and Mississippi, and luckily only a few more days of locks till we get to Mobile! The land around Tennessee had High cliffs and vivid fall colors, and these past two days, the terrain has flatted alot more. The width of the river varies greatly and when we were on the area of manmade connections of lakes, it was narrow with rocks bordering the very deep channel... even passed a barge! Friday night we stayed at Midway Marina,AL which had a vibrant dock scene and restaraunt and all around great stay. It had a earthy wet oak smell,like a bourbon warehouse and remote, so it was peacefully quiet. Saturday, we were in Columbus , MS and had heavy rain but peaceful night. Every day is different and I am finally relaxing and getting in the groove!