White Bluffs near Demopolis
Columbus, Mississippi
Interesting!!
Sittin' at the Dock of the Bay Waitin' for the wind to go away!! James Taylor might not like this new version of his song, but it's exactly what we have been doing for the last several days. The reason is Ida, the hurricane that hit the Gulf last night and is spreading rain and heavy wind up the lower Tombigbee where we are located.
We had a nice cruise down river from Grand Harbor Marina to Midway to Columbus in Mississippi along to Demopolis, Alabama. The town of Demopolis is very interesting and I have become VERY knowledgeable about it's history. The town was founded primarily by French supporters of Napoleon Bonaparte who fled France when he was defeated at Waterloo in 1817. They had planned to grow grapes and olives here but it didn't work and the history moves on from there. Lots of neat houses from the 1850's. The town is situated in the heart of the Black Belt, a wide band of fertile black soil stretching across central Alabama that is home to great cotton plantations and, therefore, a concentration of black slaves. With an economy based on slaves and cotton, Demopolis was a hub of support for secession from the Union. It is also located on two navigable rivers leading to Mobile and the Gulf of Mexico. It's very cool, but with the economy today it has been hard hit like many other small towns across America.
Captain John decided ( and I hardily agree) that we will stay here until the winds and rain calm down. We are not familiar with cruising in this kind of weather. I'm not even familiar with sitting in this kind of weather. The wind has been blowing since 9:00 pm last night and is still strong. Hurricanes unlike tornadoes last a long time with relentless wind and rain. Tornadoes seem to strike more quickly. Anyway I can finally catch up with the blog. As I stated previously ,if the sun's shining I WON'T BE BLOGGING!! Actually, I am getting quite tan and my bones are finally warm. We have a few more pics to send along so I'll do a couple of pages of those. Until next time!
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