Aqua Yacht Harbor, Iuca, Mississippi

We were awakened this morning by the sounds of dozens of small motors; fishing boats were being put in the water at the ramp. The bay was full of them as they waited for the fog to lift enough to go out. As we travelled today, the waterway was dotted with fishing boats.
 We had planned to leave Clifton marina early; however the cool night meant mist and fog this morning, so it was nearly 9 when we left. Just after we left Clifton, we passed under the Tennessee 60 bridge, completed in 1999. While it was being built, a new span that had just been put in place collapsed, killing one man; two others hung onto the buckling and falling girders until they hit the bottom of the river. They were then able to float to the surface and were rescued. We passed Savannah, Tennessee and the Shiloh National Military Park along the way. We plan to get a car and tour both tomorrow. A few miles past Shiloh, we came to the Pickwick Lock and Dam. This dam, like so many others, was created for power generation. Land was flooded, and 506 families and 407 graves had to be relocated. Entire communities ceased to exist. One story is that a family resisted being relocated to their new home because the hearth fire in the fireplace that had been burning continuously for three generations would need to be put out. The project staff moved the burning fire along with the family's other possessions. The project did provide 4,000 jobs to this extremely depressed area.

Many houses on stilts along the river today.

Today started out cool, but warmed up nicely, was warm and sunny all afternoon. We started the day with several layers on, but finished the day again in shorts and T-shirts. We plan to stay here at least another day, possibly 2 for touring and getting caught up. Nancy and I have developed a good method for preparing meals, each prepares half, so not a lot of work for either of us, and we eat well.
We travelled most of the day in Tennessee, but just after we exited the Pickwick Dam, we crossed a corner of Alabama then entered Mississippi, so we have actually been in 3 states today.
Saw some cattle along the river today, one of the first times, as well as some big round bales of hay, and corn and soybean fields.

These bluffs are a mixture of sand and clay deposited many millions of years ago.

Much of the shoreline consisted of this limestone rock