Looking out at the river

Tows, Tows, Tows

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November 23rd 2010
Tuesday, 23 November, 2010 Foggy again this morning. Around 8 Kerry took the dinghy out to the river to see how bad the fog was there. Not too bad, visibility around ½ to ¾ mile so off we went. We read that the barge traffic gets heavier the further south you travel, and today proved that to be true. We encountered 8 tows today, six of them within a 1 ½ hour period, and most of them we me ... read more

North America » United States » Alabama

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more