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We anchored in a "book recommended" spot just off  Brashear Island. It was open and scenic…we enjoyed a pleasant sunset, but opted not to swim. Just watched the world drift by at about 1 mile an hour in what  small current we noticed.  …

These were the most serious fisherman we'd seen lately…again, we see lots of folks fishing. We hardly EVER see anyone catching anything. And then the signs of Oak Ridge Tennessee… Top secret town that grew to develop the atomic bomb and of the…

Tall smoke stacks…Turtles sun bathing on a log.And 23 miles later, a lovely dam and lock that won’t really lock.

Just past the Fort at Kingston we turned off the Tennessee River to follow the Clinch River, a tributary we had heard much about.  

We have loved noticing the caves along the Tennessee River. And we hear stories about the bat population that lives in them… haven’t encountered any and really don’t want to… but the caves are somethings different for us.This is another thing we no…

Nuclear Power plants…always by the river…bet they catch some interesting looking fish around here!!!! Floyd is one happy camper… he LOVES this driving, planning, checking fluids, analyzing gas usage, yep, pretty much everything about being a s…

Oh, and they had some cute baby geese …I love spring time!!

Floyd had time to make a Key Lime Pie… old family recipe… wish Dillon’s would carry it …the Kroger stores down here all seem to have that little box …maybe we’ll tote home a case.

This cutie is Joey, the dock hand who chauffeured us to town. Living with his sister this summer and working at the marina. He is a full time tech student at George Mason University in Washington DC…couldn't have been nicer! We loaded that litt…

We are in desperate need of a grocery store and Laundromat….finally, a marina that will see that we get there. Spring City Resort and Marina…actually, Joey offered to deposit us at the laundry next to the Piggly Wiggly and then come get us when we …