Midway

Thursday started out rainy and cold and then it got worse.  It was a cold and bitter day on the water.  By 4pm we found a place to anchor.  It was next to the first of six locks on the canal. To make matters even worse, we had to take Maggie for a walk after we set the anchor.  There was a boat ramp close and we used their dinghy dock to park the dinghy and let her do her business.  We had a good anchor spot where we were sheltered from the wind.  We slept good but at sunrise the wind started blowing again and we got up and got going.  I had ordered some parts for the engine and arranged for a mechanic to meet us at Midway Marina, near Fulton, Mississippi.  We arrived at 2:30 and were helped with our dock lines by Pete who had fallen in love with the place about 13 years ago and took up residence.   Shortly after arriving, we got the parts that came by FED X and the mechanic made the adjustments on the engine.  I think I have fixed the fuel leak, so all is well on Lifestyle II.  We will depart in the morning.  To celebrate, we dined out at the local restaurant. A short walk up the hill from the marina is the place.  It must be the only place  in Fulton to eat because it was full.  The food was good and the wait staff a hoot. I knew I was at home when the waitress asked "Do you want a slice of onion with your fish?" Well yeah!!  Denniese told me a lot of people in the South eat a slice of onion with fried fish.  OK, now I know.  The food was good and even had some left for Maggie.  The scenery is changing a little.  We seem to be riding the wave of fall colors which is nice but now we are seeing more pine trees. Also we are seeing a lot of dead trees in the water. It may be from where this area was flooded to make the canal.  Denniese said it looks spooky.  I said it doesn't matter as long as we don't run into them  Seeya.
A large family of ducks were just floating around and we couldn't resist taking the picture.