We got an early start in light fog and were in the Marina just after 8 am. The marinas on the river are very accommodating so we were able to check in early. Some marinas on the east coast and the Great Lakes will make you wait till after lunch. The marinas on the river system are generally less expensive and have courtesy cars that you can use, they just ask that you put in some gas. Charlotte went for a run and I rode into town on my bike. After I got back we decided to ride in together and go to Wal-Mart for some provisions. We went by the Post office on the way and ended up turning a 15 minute ride to the store into a ½ hour through some rough parts of town.. We stopped and had lunch to recuperate and our phone rang. Given we are still on Sprint a signal is always a surprise. Kelly and Erin had been trying to reach us, Kelly’s knee had given out and they were on the way to a clinic. Looks like she will need a MRI. We are blessed that her big sister could take care of her. No wrong turns on the way back to the boat and straight to the Advil. This is the most exercise we have had in a while.
The dock was watching the Alabama game, the Tide did not pull it off this week. We meet some future loopers on the dock, Rusty and Kris on “Bliss”. We look forward to getting to know them downriver.
We enjoyed dinner at the Marina restaurant with Jerry and Marty from “Monarch”. The Marina supplies transportation and Jerry did the driving, a four seater golf cart. We planned to travel with them in the morning; they travel at about the same speed as we do, 11 MPH.
