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It took 9 days to get from Little Rock to Lake Ponchartrain via the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers. It was approximately 630 river miles. "Mary Annie" averaged around 5 mph on the Arkansas River and 11 mph on the Mississippi. The Arkansas was "tame" compared to the Mississippi, which had strong currents, lots of debris, a lot of barge traffic, and wind and waves. The Arkansas was relaxing and laid back. The Mississippi was challenging. There are two fuel options on the Miss. River, Greenville and Baton Rouge.
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| Murray Lock, Little Rock |
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| Amy, my wonderful river runner and wife |
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| Locking through |
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| Arkansas River Sunset |
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| The White meets the Mississippi |
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| Concentrating on the Mississippi |
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| Navigating through a fog bank |
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| Darryl at the helm |
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| Barge traffic on the Mississippi |
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| Dodging debris on the Mississippi |
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| Lower Mississippi River sunset |
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| A tug against the atomic sky |
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| Sunrise is even better than the sunset |
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| A barge works close to our boat against the blood red sky |
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| Our first glimpse of New Orleans |
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| Coast Guard boards Mary Annie in front of French Quarter |
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| Caught at night in the Industrial Canal |
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| We arrive at Orleans Marina after 14 hrs of motoring and 106 miles |
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| Sailing Mary Annie for the first time on Lake Ponchartrain |
Hey Pat & Amy,
ReplyDeleteThis is Danny and Debbie. The boat is beautiful! How exciting! We are looking forward to following you on your journey. Be careful and take care. Tell the girls we said hello.