Departed Aqua Harbor Marina (MM 448.7) at 7:15 AM. It is a beautiful morning. Temp around 50 degrees. We saw only two boats all morning,an oil barge and a pleasure craft. We arrived at Whitten Lock (MM 411.9) (first of three for the day and 12 for the entire trip) at 11:30 AM. We exited the lock at 12:05 PM. We were lowered over 85 feet.The operation of the locks is very impressive. As we continued down river we saw only two local fishermen all day. We arrived at Montgomery Lock (MM 406.7) at 12:40 PM.We exited at 1:05 PM. We were lowered 30 feet this time.We entered Rankin Lock (MM 398.4) at 1:55 PM. We exited at 2:10 PM. We were lowered 30 feet this lock. We traveled only 4 more miles to Midway Marina in Fulton,MS (MM 394.0). This is our home for tonight. We arrived at 2:50 PM. Midway is a small marina with nice people and nice shower facilities. We met a very nice couple from Knoxville on their way to the Bahamas for the winter. They are traveling on a 40 motor sailing yacht. They have traveled the Tenn Tom several times. They spent over an hour with us going over the charts and marking anchorages they have used. This local info will be very helpful during the rest of our journey. We borrowed the marina's courtesy van to go into Fulton for dinner. We ate at a local Mexican restaurant. It was surprisingly good.
When we returned to the marina all of the Christmas lights were on the buildings as well as the boats. Very festive. We had a good first day. We traveled 55 miles in 7 hrs 35 mins. We have pictures to post when we get a better Internet connection. Lights out 9:35 PM.
Randy and Mark
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