- 56.7 miles
- 7 hours 9 minutes
- 7.9 mph average speed
- 4-7 mph winds
We are still enjoying the beautiful Fall colors as we travel along the Tenn-Tom Waterway!
We saw several bald eagles on our way to Fulton and only a couple of tows.
We transited three locks: Whitten Lock – 84′, Montgomery Lock – 30′ and Rankin Lock – 30′. We had to wait about an hour and a half at Whitten Lock for maintenance to be completed but once we locked through we did not have to wait at the next two locks as the Whitten lock master had called ahead to them and their gates were open and ready for us to enter. We started the day out solo when we left Iuka, but by the time we finished waiting at the first lock, eight other boats had joined us. Seven of these boats were Loopers whom we had not previously met. Once through Whitten Lock we remained together as a group the rest of the day. It does no good to try to go fast to get to the next lock because the lock master will wait until all the boats are there to lock everyone through together.
Whitten Lock is the forth-highest single lift lock in the country and measures 600 feet long by 110 feet wide. Below are some photos of the massive Whitten Lock:
We took the courtesy car to Fogata’s Mexican Grill & Bar and had the most amazing made-to-order guacamole before dinner.