Cruising again!

We left Columbus, MS today and are now anchored in Sumter Landing, halfway to Demopolis, AL.

It was a very nice day on the rivers, aside from a heavy fog for the first hour this morning. After we got to the Columbus lock through dense fog, it cleared and we came out of the lock into nice sunny weather. Then, 15 minutes later, we saw this fog bank downriver and when we got there, it was so thick that we couldn't see in front of the boat at all. I ran the boat at idle speed and steered purely by the radar, with Kathy standing on the bow looking for logs in the water due to recent floods. After another 30 minutes, it was gone and it stayed sunny all day.

Sumter Landing is an excelent anchorage. There were 5 boats anchored there, including us and our cruising friends the Stones on "Loose Stones". To make space in the anchorage, we rafted up together and only put out our one anchor, so both boats swung together.



There's a nice boat ramp to land the dinghy so we can walk our dogs in the park. Bill Stone got out his dinghy and we took both dogs together. This is Bill and their dog, also named Daisy. Of course, the dogs enjoyed the park and the ride in the dinghy.

We'll be in Demopolis tomorrow, in the marina if there is space and anchored in the creek there if the marina is full.