Moving Again!

Monday 11/2/09     Sitting at anchor behind Wolf Island at mm 193.5 on the Tennessee River waiting for the steam to clear off the water. It appears that our timing, although not great for avoiding high water on the Mississippi was in retrospect pretty good. I just checked the daily river stages and found that St. Louis is above flood stage. Cape Girardeau is now at 39'. Flood stage is 32' and when we came through it was at 29'. Glad to be out of that mess. Further more we would be stuck somewhere since the river is closed to recreational vessels at St. Louis until the it recedes.

We ended up staying longer at Green Turtle Bay than we expected since the forecast for this past Friday was crap. Heavy rain and wind. For once the weather gurus hit it on the nose. About noon the stuff hit the fan and made it a very miserable day for anyone on the water. If you look at the picture you can see the jibsail unfurling on one of the sail boats due to the wind.

Saturday 10/31/09     Dawn came with cloudy skies but no rain. We cast off the lines and headed out into Lake Barkley for a short cruise to the canal that connects Lake Barkley (Cumberland River) with Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River). The day progressively got better as we travelled with sunshine popping through after noon! At one point we passed an old loading dock that had a couple of guys sitting on it fishing. Not that odd except that we couldn't see a boat anywhere. Look close at the picture and you'll see the boys sitting towards the right rear.

We travelled 100 miles and anchored behind Densons Island for the night to a full moon. Trick or Treat!

Sunday 11/1/09     Dawned with heavy fog. so thick that we couldn't see either shoreline. Ready to go at 7am but as it is with boat travel, Mother Nature has the last word. About 8:30am the fog cleared and as we were getting ready to raise the anchor we spotted nine deer walking along the river bank. We watched as they walked along trying to find a way up the steep bank. After walking in and out of the water they decided to turn around and go back the way they came. Smart move since the bank only got steeper had they kept going.

Travel today was easy. Bright warm sun, (I was in shorts & t-shirt) passed 2 boats and 1 barge and arrived at Wolf Island in time to relax before dinner. A good day!