Bobby's Fish Camp to Alabama River Cutoff

When we pulled into Bobby's, we knew that we were spending the night, but thought that we would likely miss out on the reported great cooking at the restaurant.  You have to understand, this is a small dock in the absolute middle of nowhere; that's why most people stop since it is always easier to tie to a dock than anchor is some cutoff or creek.

The restaurant is closed except for Thursday through Saturday, but they will open and cook if they have 6 or more patrons.  They have a couple of excellent (and very experienced) cooks that live nearby and are on call for just this duty.

We laid around for a few hours and then this huge sport fishing craft (55' plus) pulled in with two guys that were (I am not making this up) on their way to attend a football game upriver in Tuscaloosa.  I guess if you can afford the boat and the fuel, why not blow a couple of grand on a weekend of debauchery and football!

By the time the sun went down, we had two more boats and plenty of people for an outstanding dinner.  The Captain chalks up this as the best meal of the trip!

We left the next morning for Coffeeville lock (the last lock and back to sea level and salt water) in pea-soup fog.  This is  not a joke; there was no forward visibiility!

But, due to the accuracy and reduncancy of our GPS and radar systems, we are able to safely move forward at a reduced cruise speed and find our way to the lock.  We follow one boat (which we never see until the lock) and have one follow us and we make it to the lock and in.

Unfortunately, this was the same mode of operation for a few more hours and then we were able to drone along for hours to the anchorage at Alabama River Cutoff.