Day 47

This morning we experienced Tornado warnings, so thankfully Candor stayed back and waited for the warnings to expire, which meant that we could travel with him. Finally decided to leave at around 9am, but we both left at 10am. The weather decided to clear up during the day and we did not experience any rain. Grant drove upstairs for most of the day and Tabbie of course slept for part of the day. We are shooting for an anchorage spot located around mile 54. The river is with us and gives us an extra boost, so it looks like we will make it with plenty of daylight. When we arrive, we find that Finally is already there, however there is plenty of room for us. We can hear the four other boats that we left with on the radio; they seem to be about 6-10 miles behind us. Grant radios them to let them know that there is plenty of room, however they decide to anchor at mile 64.

We are located in a swamp area, with houses on stilts lining the river/swamp on one side. There are small watercraft that comes and goes at night and in the morning which leads us to believe that the only access that these people have to these house are by boat. It looks to be an island or at the very least swampland and unable to support roads. Each house also has a covered boat lift in front. On the opposite side is a forest/woods area, where we hear splashing that seems to be comparable to that of an alligator, so we assume that they are over there. We are in the middle of the channel so no worries. We would like to see one though, just to prove that they are here. We are going to go to bed early, so that we can leave with Candor again. He has been a blessing in disguise, even if he does travel slower, he is experienced and a great navigator. We would prefer to follow him, rather than go faster, which would not be much faster at all. There are many mosquitoes because we are in the swamp, so it reminds us a little of home. But it is warm and we did sit outside while we grilled our pork chops. It is hard to believe that it is December. We have been getting so much sleep lately. I think that we average 12 hours a night.