Walter F George lock to George Andrews lock

This was the second leg of the journey.

After leaving the lock at Lake Eufaula the river narrows and gently twists and turns. The day we were on the river was absoutley beautiful. The temps were upper 70's to lower 80's with scattered clouds, just enough to keep the air cool but the sun warm. We couldn't have ordered better weather for the trip. We cruised the river at about 3200 rpms. Not in any hurry, but enough to be on plane.

The trees were mostly like the ones we have around here. Large oaks and hickorys that hang over the banks and shade the water in spots. The pines were still like the the upper Georgia pines if you know what these look like. Tall and skinny with few limbs that are grown mostly for lumber and pulp wood. The wildflowers on the banks were blooming too. Debbie tried to take some pictures of the blooming shrubs but she was unfamiliar with my camera and all we got were fuzzy pictures. On one small stretch of river the shubs were blooming on both sides making for beautiful scenery.

We passed a few old railroad bridges and an old manufacturing plant that looked to be closed for many years. We were the only ones on this stretch of river, left alone to peacefully cruise the gently twisting narrow river channel for miles and miles.

Soon we rounded a curve and the river started to widen a bit. Then we saw the George Andrews lock and dam. This was a short run taking only about an hour or a little more. We followed the same procedure as before, hailing the lock operator, and went through the second of three locks on our quest for the ocean.

I'll follow with a few more pics and pick up the story after that

Eddie