It was dark by 5:30 p.m. when we docked at Bay View Marina. It's always a good feeling to be securely tied for the night. I took Winston up to the grounds to do his business and he woofed and snorted at some unseen critter in the bushes. We thought it best to hightail it back to the boat.
We weren't underway too long on the 4th before we encountered the first of 12 locks we will go through to reach the Gulf. The drop in the chamber was 85 feet. I felt as if we were going to end up in China. We went through 2 more locks, each about 35 feet deep. Winston insists on going on deck to supervise as I lasso the ballards.
The weather was relatively warm and sunny. The first of "southern weather" we experienced so far. After about 4 hours, we tied up at Midway Marina for the night. They have cable so we watched the TV for the first time in days. Sort of refreshing to have a respite from the daily woes of the world.
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