Demopolis, Alabama

Boats rafted together at Demopolis yacht basin

In many places, the sandy bank is washing away. This house looks like it has lost its front supports.

The white cliffs of Epes, along our way today

A bald eagle watching us go by

We have arrived at Demopolis, one of the major stops along our way down the River system to Mobile. Today we left the Tenn-Tombigbee and have entered the Black Warrier-Tombigbee waterway, just past the point where the Black Warrier River enters the Tombigbee. Left our anchorage before 7:30 this morning, Nancy and Eddie could see on their weather system that storms were gathering around us. Got to the lock about an hour after we left the anchorage, and it started to rain just before the lock. Luckily, it stopped raining just after we were secured in the lock, so we didn't get get holding the rope. The rest of the day was cloudy with a few light showers, but not major storms. Rained again after we arrived, but just briefly. We had thought this was a big marina, but it actually is quite small. When we had called for reservations, they said they could accept us, but that we might need to raft to other boats. When we got here, they put Nancy and Eddie on the fuel dock, and we are rafted on to them. Another boat came in for fuel; he had to raft to a sailboat in front of us, get fueled up, then leave. Another boat came in for the night, and he is rafted off the sailboat now. In front of that, another boat is rafted off of Big Chill, and other boats are rafting at the end of a T-dock. It looks quite crowded, but it does work and we are safely secured for the night. The forecast is for storms for the next couple of days, so we plan to stay here. Then it is supposed to get cold, so we will move on south. We will spend tomorrow re-provisioning again, amazing how often one needs to do that, and doing laundry again, and perhaps a little touring. Went up to the restaurant here for dinner tonight, very good.