Old Lock 1

We finally departed David Lake two hours after Ray advised Linda to get up because the fog was lifting.  There was nothing to be seen out any windows, but supposedly it was better than it was previously.  Once we were underway it didn't take too long for the sun to break through and warm up the day.  With the southeast winds, they were mostly behind us, but not always with all of the twists and turns of this lower Tombigbee.  We were glad for the slight push we got from the wind however since we barely averaged 5.5 m.p.h. at 200 more RPMs than we usually run.  At one point we passed a river gauge that in 2011 read 20 feet.  This year it was 15 feet above normal. It was a long day finally getting into Old Lock 1 anchorage just before sun set.  The last hour with the sun glaring off the water made it even more brutal to watch for debris.  We anchored in the larger opening at Old Lock 1, where it is usually about two feet deep at the most.  Now it was almost 18 feet.  "The Bar-B" rafted to us for the night but we did not even bother to go to shore for our traditional campfire.  It was just too late and we were all too tired.