Category Archives: W – June, 2011; Fairhope, AL to Florence, AL

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June 22; Four-Mile Bend to Sumter Recreation Area

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Arkansas Traveler

Trying to make up for lost time earlier in the trip, we put in a long day to gain 85 miles. We refueled at the Demopolis Yacht Basin, taking on 155 gallons of diesel, and topped off our 120-gallon water … Continue reading →

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June 21; Powell Landing to Four-Mile Bend

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Arkansas Traveler

Tuesday took us through the first of twelve locks.  The Coffeeville Lock and Dam would lift us over thirty feet out of tidal waters and into the fresh water of the Tombigbee River. After shaking off the cobwebs of the … Continue reading →

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June 19 & 20; Big Briar Creek to Bates Lake & Powell Landing

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Arkansas Traveler

Big Briar Creek was the ideal anchorage to catch up on rest and boat work.  The morning dawned peacefully and the world seemed in harmony.  We had hoped to get back on the river early, but between the idyllic surroundings and … Continue reading →

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June 18; Eastern Shore Marina to Big Briar Creek

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Arkansas Traveler

It is sixteen miles from the Eastern Shore Marine docks in Fairhope, Alabama to where the Highway 10 tunnel intersects the Mobile river in downtown Mobile; mile 0 on the Tenn-Tom Waterway.  The waterway connects the Gulf of Mexico to … Continue reading →

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