Well, we're back on the Cosmic C and heading for Ft Myers FL. We had a great Thanksgiving celebration with Mary's family near Kansas City - 51 people in all. Only problem was that a 24-hour stomach bug was going around and many of us caught it, including Mary and me. Because of the bug our 2-night stop in Nashville wasn't as full of sight-seeing as it might have been, but we did take in the Grand Ole Oprey. We got back to the Midway Marina in Fulton, MS on the 26th and were on our way the next day. Midway is a very nice and friendly marina, and the people there are great! (An especial thank you to Monica and Lou - you know why). We've had wonderfully warm weather as we cruised south on the Tenn-Tom, and the fall colors were grand. It seemed that we had lucked out by deciding to start our second leg after Thanksgiving instead of before as we had earlier planned since early November was really cold and nasty weather at Fulton. But shortly after we docked at the Grand Mariner marina on the Dog River just south of Mobile a front came through and it is now sunny but COLD. We'll spend a day looking around Mobile and doing some housekeeping, and hope to cross the bay on Saturday, weather permitting. If the forecast is correct we won't get another chance until Tuesday or Wednesday. Patrick and Mary Fowles 25' C Dory Cosmic C Currently docked at the Grand Marina Marina, Dog River Mobile, AL www.the-fowles.com