Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway - Bay Springs, MS - 11/29/05

Today we only passed two boats on the water. The first was a paddle boat who was stuck near the shore. The captain radioed us to see if we would pass him fast to give a big wake to lift him off the bank he was stuck on. We did this about 3 times without success. Later in the day when turning a bend in the divide portion of the river we spotted a strange looking black object ahead. Upon further investigation we realized that it was a totally black schooner sailboat, very much like a pirate boat. All charcoal black except for the sails and flag. We docked for the night off Bay Springs lake at Bay Springs Marina.