After getting the dinghy back on board and the anchor off the peninsula, we backed on off the "beach" to head east around 7:30 a.m. A wide open Tennessee River was pretty much all there was to see except for a few tows pushing more barges than they do on the Tombigbee, but it sure is beautiful scenery no matter how many times you do it. At 2:45 we were in Wilson Lock for a 93 foot lift. Originally we planned to stop at Six Mile Creek, but again we felt it was early enough and it wasn't one of our more favorable anchorages in the fall. It just worked then to brace for the storm. Continuing on, we had a slight delay at Wheeler Lock because an up bound tow was just pushing out as we arrived, but we were in and going up by 5:30. Just beyond the lock after our 48 foot lift, "The Second Noelle" anchored in Second Creek after a 57 mile day of travel. Our anchorage greeters consisted of a beaver and a couple turtles.
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