Day 2-336 in Demopolis AL

     The day started out with scattered clouds, but some of them were getting pretty tall and already starting to look like thunderstorms. The chances of rain and thunderstorms was predicted to be 60% started to rise to 60% at 1:00 pm. After a leisurely start to the day, we took the courtesy car to the other (south) side of Demopolis for lunch and groceries at 11:00 am. The picture of the Admiral and me at the right shows us taking the golf cart to get the courtesy vehicle. We had very good Mexican food (taco salads) at La Fiesta Mexican restaurant and got groceries, including ice cream, at a large local super market.

     Then it was back to the boat with a nap starting at 12:50 pm.  The "white" sky in the picture above is the clouds that just kept building up and getting blacker.

      The picture at the left is of our "neighbors" in the covered slips, which are nice protection from the rain, but they are noisy in the rain and wind. As if right on cue, there was a roll of thunder and sheets of rain at 1:20 pm. The storm only lasted about 10 minutes, but it was only one of a few outliers of the main storm system, which was still about 100 miles west. Ten minutes after the storm ended the sun was back out, but the sky still looked fairly ominous... Anyway, the storm did awaken me, but it did not deter me from finishing my nap...


     The Admiral was busy with laundry and making Hearty Soup. I was busy trying to get caught up with the blogging.  It was a good thing that she had made the soup since we did not want to leave Lucky Us as the weather continued to deteriorate. The actual cold front did not pass through until after midnight as predicted, but before the front moved through, the weather was bad enough to block the satellite TV and make internet intermittent at best. Oh "poor us"...

     The final picture is from our arrival at Demopolis last evening when the sky was blue with scattered clouds. The area along the river to the left of the water tower is all park that leads up hill to the town, which was built high to avoid the frequent floods. So, that was yesterday, and our hope is that tomorrow will look like this as it clears off after the cold front passed though.
     If the weather clears, we will continue our journey south on the Tombigbee Waterway tomorrow...