Great Loop: Seven Locks in Two Days
Aqua Yacht Harbor - Lucca, Mississippi November 9th and 10th, 2021 We mistakenly thought we departed Aqua Yacht Harbor early, as we were underway very close to 8 am. At Aqua we had caught up with a about 10 other Looper boats. 9 of those boats had departed an hour or more ahead of us, so they were locking through the first lock as we were just getting started. It is advantageous to travel in a group, as the lockmasters like to minimize the number of "turns" or cycles they do. So if we wanted to increase our probability of locking through quickly, we had to buddy up with another boat. As it happen, we buddied up with a fellow from Fulton Mississippi who had just retired and bought a bought a very nice Mainship Mediterranean trawler. It was about 47' with twin 454 gas engines. I never got his name, but we enjoyed each others company through the 3 locks we transited to reach Midway Marina in Fulton. Locks Transited on November 9th: Whitten Lock:...