J+J Marine to Joe Wheeler State Park Marina, Rogersville AL

Date             October 21, 2011

Day               115

Departure      J + J Marine, Muscle Shoals, AL 9:15 am
Arrival           Joe Wheeler State Park Marina  12:30 pm
Miles                17.0
Cumulative   2746.1

Again, we had to wait for the morning fog to clear.

Today will be a short travel day, but we do have one lock to do, the Wheeler Lock a short lift of only 48 feet compared to yesterday's 93 feet.  A group of eight loopers joined us on the way to Wheeler Lock, the "Florence Flotilla".  They all had spent the night at the Florence Harbor Marina and were traveling en masse to the next lock.

We had a full house in the Wheeler Lock.  There was a total of eleven boats in the lock.  One of the boats had to raft with another to avoid being left behind and having to wait for the next lock up!  Here we are, second from the right, in our slip at the AGLCA Rendezvous at Joe Wheeler State Park Marina.  These are just some of the boats that have arrived for the rendezvous.  It doesn't officially start until Sunday, so there are still some boats yet to arrive.

A quiet, peaceful setting as the sun has gone down.