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El Presidente Departs |
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Dawn at Demopolis, half way down the Tenn-Tom |
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Dam at Demopolis |
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The Tenn-Tom has serious water by this point. |
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Going Fast |
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This outhouse will soon be checking out. Shoreside seating only. |
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One of dozens |
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Powerplants dotted the waterway, one was named Barry. |
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Grim reminder |
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This is all that's left of the bridge that rolled the towboat a few years ago. |
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Masterpiece |
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This stunning bank was unique at one location on the Tenn-Tom. |
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Bobby's Fish Camp |
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Unfortunately open only Thurs - Saturday. |
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Streets |
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Bobby's quaint roadsign |
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AA awaits |
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No fuel or food available at Bobby's, AA is ready to move on. |
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Last lock |
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Coffeyville lock, just a hundred miles to Mobile. |
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Changing shoreline |
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The Tenn-Tom is now river-like, the last of man's structuring no longer apparent. |
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New plants |
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Reeds appeared along the shore as we moved south. |
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Is this Barry? |
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Can't remember, don't think so, just another of many power plants. |
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Quick, grab the cell phone |
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Twin bridges means a highway and maybe a cell signal - yup, this one worked. |
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Just for fishing |
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Fishing cottages occassionally marked the miles. |
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Nearing the delta |
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Cypress trees and swamps marked the last few miles. |
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Waterfront home |
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Accessible only by water, a home in the delta. |
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Swamp |
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The delta riverfront was swampy - many boats saw Gators in this section. |
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Waterfront - cheap |
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Another future building site - will that be cash or check? |
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Mobile ahead |
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The moored barges and bridge announce Mobile. |
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Big Rig! |
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An oil rig being serviced in a Mobile drydock. Huge! |
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Traffic ahead |
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You name it, if it floats it's in this harbor. |
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Then there's the 3 tows |
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Ruth likened them to momma, pappa and baby tow. |
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A 4 crane salute |
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Mobile really rolls out the carpet! |
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Mobile docks |
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This is a heavily used seaport. |
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Inbound |
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Cargo being offloaded at a warehouse dock. |
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High and dry |
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A cruise ship in a floating drydock for service. |
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Approaching sailing vessel... |
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this is Navy 49, one whistle captain! |
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Too close |
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Can't honor your security zone, not enough river! |
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Okay boys... |
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dress her up, we're coming into port. |
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Down bay |
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We're out of the harbor and moving down bay to Turner Marine. |
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Attracting a crowd |
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A shrimp trawler has quite a following. |
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95' Old Friend |
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We caught up with El Presidente, sister ship to the Sesquahoya (old presidential yacht) at Turner's. |
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