Nautical miles: 84.5
Docked at: Bobby's Fish Camp
Locks:
Demopolis 40 ft. drop
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| Getting ready for the Christmas Parade on the water. |
We were up
at the crack of dawn to get moving. I called the lock to check on the status
and he was just taking a barge down, bringing up another and had one waiting!!
Shoot ... it was going to be at least two hours. Two hours of daylight gone!!
We got into the lock with a 75 foot Burger named "Tunnel Vision". We had met them a few weeks ago at Green Turtle Bay Kentucky when they pulled into the slip beside us at 1:30 am during a rain storm. Well, we actually met the next morning. They are travelling with their dog, Millie, who has cancer. You would never know it, she is still fiesty and has the typical attitude of a small dog. Zeke was thrilled to see another dog!
Tunnel Vision was also headed for Bobby's. The hunters could really slow us down-- it would also depended on how many tows we encountered along the way.
We got into the lock with a 75 foot Burger named "Tunnel Vision". We had met them a few weeks ago at Green Turtle Bay Kentucky when they pulled into the slip beside us at 1:30 am during a rain storm. Well, we actually met the next morning. They are travelling with their dog, Millie, who has cancer. You would never know it, she is still fiesty and has the typical attitude of a small dog. Zeke was thrilled to see another dog!
Tunnel Vision was also headed for Bobby's. The hunters could really slow us down-- it would also depended on how many tows we encountered along the way.
The
first tow we past was Chippewa. The name was familiar because this past
fall he had been involved in an accident where he came upon a motor vessel and somehow it sank !! Well, the other Captain did something (not yet known what) and sank himself, but never the less we passed him carefully.
Although we are heading south the river is going every which way but straight – a little like the teeth seen around these parts!
Garth found out from Jay on Tunnel Vision that he had called Bobby's and although they are usually closed on Sundays they would open for us for dinner. WOW, how nice.
We arrived around 4:30. Jason, Dan, Sue and Jay were all on the dock to grab our lines, dinner was between 6 and 6:30. We walked Zeke,showered,did our chores and we were ready to experience Bobby's.
Bobby's was a very interesting place, one of the more interesting venues we have been to on this trip. The decor was like a movie set - fish and fish pictures, coke memorabilia, tin signs, etc., etc. The tables were arborite kitchen sets that wobbled. Large plastic plates - the good plastic I might ad and a fork in a paper sleeve was at each place setting. Perhaps fish camps are knife free zones, not sure why there were no knives - discuss among yourselves.
We had decided earlier that we would all eat together so, while we were waiting for the Tunnel Vision crowd we looked around at all the "stuff", read the guest book, and browsed the menu. Now, Tunnel Vision had been there before so they all showed up with drinks - and a portable cooler bag filled with wine!
The menu consisted of fish, shrimp, crab and just about everything was deep fried. Even deep fried pickles. We had the grilled shrimp and it came with fried hush puppies, french fries or onion rings. The shrimp was delicious!
Dessert was biscuit pudding with a whiskey sauce - very tasty!
The company was hilarious - Jay and Sue the owners of Tunnel Vision are from Minnesota. They had friends aboard - Julie and Dan, plus Captain Jason from West Palm. It's a big boat, and a new boat to them.
Tunnel Vision has been chased by hunters twice. Jason said their wake was rocking the hunters boat too much for any of them to get off a good shot at them but Julie ran downstairs anyway. The second group of hunters came up to them from behind and took pictures of their boats name. I want to see that court case on Judge Judy! (She has a massive yacht in Fort Lauderdale but has probably never been up the river) We all agreed that these hunters need to display some orange flags or something. We saw far too many in full camo, some even wearing face paint. Welcome to the deep.......deep south!
We couldn't have asked for better company or a more unique setting than Bobby's. The food was great and after a wonderful evening we were in bed and asleep by 9 pm.
One side note - Jason informed us that geneticists from all over the world come to this Alabama county to study the genetic make up of the population. He also said if he were to do a remake of Deliverance, Bobby's would be the focal point of the movie because of its uniqueness and quaintness. Alligator heads are for sale at 2.50 an inch if anyone is interested!
The journey is all about the people the places and the food!
Although we are heading south the river is going every which way but straight – a little like the teeth seen around these parts!
Garth found out from Jay on Tunnel Vision that he had called Bobby's and although they are usually closed on Sundays they would open for us for dinner. WOW, how nice.
We arrived around 4:30. Jason, Dan, Sue and Jay were all on the dock to grab our lines, dinner was between 6 and 6:30. We walked Zeke,showered,did our chores and we were ready to experience Bobby's.
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| Bobby's Fish Camp mile 116.9 |
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| Inside of Bobby's - note the size of the fish -garfish |
Bobby's was a very interesting place, one of the more interesting venues we have been to on this trip. The decor was like a movie set - fish and fish pictures, coke memorabilia, tin signs, etc., etc. The tables were arborite kitchen sets that wobbled. Large plastic plates - the good plastic I might ad and a fork in a paper sleeve was at each place setting. Perhaps fish camps are knife free zones, not sure why there were no knives - discuss among yourselves.
We had decided earlier that we would all eat together so, while we were waiting for the Tunnel Vision crowd we looked around at all the "stuff", read the guest book, and browsed the menu. Now, Tunnel Vision had been there before so they all showed up with drinks - and a portable cooler bag filled with wine!
The menu consisted of fish, shrimp, crab and just about everything was deep fried. Even deep fried pickles. We had the grilled shrimp and it came with fried hush puppies, french fries or onion rings. The shrimp was delicious!
Dessert was biscuit pudding with a whiskey sauce - very tasty!
The company was hilarious - Jay and Sue the owners of Tunnel Vision are from Minnesota. They had friends aboard - Julie and Dan, plus Captain Jason from West Palm. It's a big boat, and a new boat to them.
Tunnel Vision has been chased by hunters twice. Jason said their wake was rocking the hunters boat too much for any of them to get off a good shot at them but Julie ran downstairs anyway. The second group of hunters came up to them from behind and took pictures of their boats name. I want to see that court case on Judge Judy! (She has a massive yacht in Fort Lauderdale but has probably never been up the river) We all agreed that these hunters need to display some orange flags or something. We saw far too many in full camo, some even wearing face paint. Welcome to the deep.......deep south!
We couldn't have asked for better company or a more unique setting than Bobby's. The food was great and after a wonderful evening we were in bed and asleep by 9 pm.
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| The ham and the fish! |
The journey is all about the people the places and the food!
