All day Sunday, marine radios are crackling with news of Ida's sweep to the northeast, with landfall predicted right smack in Mobile Bay, sending shock waves all up the Tenn-Tom. There were no marinas close enough (and protected enough) to reach in time, so we headed for Three Rivers anchorage, a beautiful place to hide with Omega. There were 6 boats anchored for several days (from Sunday to Thursday), and thankfully no damage and no injuries. Ida settled down, although the winds and rain were heavy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and winds and currents were still strong Thursday. The waterway was flooded above Demopoulis lock, and lots of boaters were (and still are) stranded there. Lots of current, flotsam, wind, and rain, but much less severe than predicted and we were never in danger.
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