Wednesday, November 5^th – Midway Marina mm393.5 to Aberdeen Marina mm358.2

Departed at 0755 with the Fulton lock 3 miles downstream.  We called prior to leaving and they gave us 45 minutes wait time.  Arrived at Fulton lock 0826 which was ready and open for us and exited at 0843 to start our day.  There were three locks again today:  Fulton lock, Wilkins lock, and Amory lock.  At the Wilkins lock, we caught a tow with 2 barges. The lockmaster and the captain of the tow said we could lock thru with the tow which necessitated a speedy change of fenders to the port side.  The first mate performed her duties flawlessly in moving those 5 fenders.  At the Amory lock, the tow once again graciously agreed to let us lock thru with him; however this time he switched sides in the lock to take on a new crew member.  This required the first mate to once again switch sides of the fenders, this time to the starboard side.  Once again this was done efficiently and professionally.  While waiting in the lock, the trimarran once again joined us.  The locking process then went smoothly.  We arrived at Aberdeen marina at mm358.2 at 0250.  This became our destination because the cruising guide said the upcoming anchorages were unsuitable.   The marina was definitely Mississippi.  It was a convenience store/ liquor store/bait store and gas station.  The place was jumping all night long. We were the only transient boat there. We were safe and comfortable which was good cause it rained hard during the night. 

I don't have any pictures because I think that if you are in the witness protection program this is where you hide out and I didn't want to compromise anybody's identity.