Huntsville AL – Rogersville, AL. - October 16, 2008

Considering we needed to go 56 miles today, we got a rather late start. It was 7:45 before we got underway, however we had no locks we needed to go through.

It was overcast and cool today. It was calm, no wind and water like glass. A little after noon the wind picked up a little and we had sprinkles. Around 2 it started raining.

There was one railway bridge we needed to open for us. It is 9’8” when down and when we approached it there was a train crossing. We had to wait until the train was off the bridge and a certain distance away before the bridge could raise.

Darrell spent some of today working to get our autopilot and GPS working together. If he can do that he can plot a course on the GPS, engage the autopilot and the boat will steer to the plotted GPS course, not just the autopilots internal compass which is sometimes erratic. It would come in handy for the one night crossing of the Gulf we need to do.

We arrived at Joe Wheeler Park and were tied up at 3 p.m. We will remain here for another week. The fall Great Loop rendezvous starts on Monday.