5/21/17: MM 97 Anchorage – Bobby’s Fish Camp docks Silas, Alabama = 18.86 NM

When we came south in November 2014 we did not stop at Bobbys so we had this listed as one of our ‘must’ stops.

Today we locked through our 1^st lock, the Coffeeville Lock & Dam. The Dam is 600’ X 110” and we will be lifted 34’. Makes us all look small when we are on the inside.

Bobby’s Fish Camp has been open for over 60 years. It is so secluded that only the locals arrive by land with most of the customer arriving by boat. This is a popular stop for boaters doing the Great Loop.

Of course we ate their famous fried cat fish. Yum!

Jake and Ike had not been off the boat for 4 days so they were excited to get to land. After they had walked and came back to the boat, Jake attempted to jump from the back of the boat to the dock (by himself). He cleared the swim platform but didn’t make the dock and landed in the water. I was standing there and grabbed him before he went under a 2^nd time. Oh my gosh!