Green Turtle to Pickwick (Days 132-133)

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We departed Green Turtle Bay Resort before the sun was up.
But once the sun came up the colors were beautifully illuminated!
We were blessed with gorgeous views all day long.
Even the clouds did not disappoint.
There were also some interesting man-made sights, to include this abandoned lighthouse on the bluff.
We passed many spectacular bays which we would have loved to anchor out in, but we were determined to get to Safe Harbor Aqua, in Iuca, Mississippi.
Lots of sedimentary rocks in this section of the river.
We arrived at this anchorage at Double Island just as the sun was going down. We were not able to go to shore but I did manage to walk two miles by walking the outside deck of our boat for 53 minutes.  Yes it was boring. The shot of the right was sunrise as we were pulling up anchor in the morning
This was looking back at the anchorage.  The boat on shore gives us an idea of how low the water is.
Just before we reached Pickwick Dam we passed Shiloh National Park.
Pickwick Dam has two chambers.  We entered the smaller chamber with two other boats. We had a big lift ahead of us.
As we were being lifted a barge entered the chamber next to us going down stream.
We were finally on Pickwick Lake where we would be spending the next week and a half.
Our Journey

“How great are His signs And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom And His dominion is from generation to generation.”
‭‭Daniel‬ ‭4‬:‭3‬ ‭NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/dan.4.3.NASB1995

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