We've made it to Demopolis, Alabama, 32° North Latitude

Saturday, October 31

We’ve made it to Demopolis, Alabama, that all-important town that marks 32° north latitude on the Tenn-Tom Waterway and the beginning of the Tombigbee River. It’s the spot that we have to stay above until November 1 when hurricane season ends - and that’s tomorrow. It’s the insurance companies that make this rule, but we could have paid another $1,000 to be on our way. No thanks.

Daylight Saving Time also ends tonight. So sad. I do not like Standard Time and would abolish it if I had the power, keeping us on Daylight Saving Time year round.

Halloween is tonight and there’s a party in the marina. There are lots of boats here, partly for insurance reasons and partly because it’s supposed to rain for the next two days. We are on a dock that was built just this year. It’s beautiful, especially when compared to last Saturday’s dock in Smithville. It’s fascinating to be in this out-of-the-way place but to know so many of the people we see here. We met most of them in other places along the Loop.