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Huntsville, AL to the Mississippi River July 30-Aug. 6, 2013

We left Huntsville at 9:25
a.m. on Tuesday, July 30.  There is
always something new and different on the waterways.  That day Fred looked back and saw a
helicopter hovering over a power line we’d just gone under. A few minutes l…

Huntsville, AL to the Mississippi River July 30-Aug. 6, 2013

We left Huntsville at 9:25
a.m. on Tuesday, July 30.  There is
always something new and different on the waterways.  That day Fred looked back and saw a
helicopter hovering over a power line we’d just gone under. A few minutes l…

Chattanooga, TN to Huntsville, AL July 24-30, 2013

It happened! The motor came
back (more about that later….)

and we left Chickamauga Marina!  Rode the lock down (all alone this time,
unlike the ride up with 15 other boats) and on Wednesday, the 24th
of July, we had a short run t…

Chattanooga, TN to Huntsville, AL July 24-30, 2013

It happened! The motor came
back (more about that later….)

and we left Chickamauga Marina!  Rode the lock down (all alone this time,
unlike the ride up with 15 other boats) and on Wednesday, the 24th
of July, we had a short run t…

Locked in. Little TN, Tellico and back to Chickamauga July 7-19.

Once again there was no letup
in the rain when we reached the Telllico River Marina and it poured while we
attempted to find a slot that would house our boat.  We’re like the Three Bears.  First slip was too narrow, se…

Locked in at Fort Loudon; Little TN, Tellico and back to Chickamauga July 7-19.

Once again there was no letup
in the rain when we reached the Telllico River Marina and it poured while we
attempted to find a slot that would house our boat.  We’re like the Three Bears.  First slip was too narrow, second was…

Chattanooga to Knoxville—and beyond. June 29-July 6, 2013

Our first day out of
Chickamauga Marina, we travelled a whopping 8 miles to the Island Cove
Marina.  Hard hit by a tornado a few
years ago, the marina has been nicely rebuilt with sturdy floating docks, and a swimming
pool. 

Po…

Chattanooga to Knoxville—and beyond. June 29-July 6, 2013

Our first day out of
Chickamauga Marina, we travelled a whopping 8 miles to the Island Cove
Marina.  Hard hit by a tornado a few
years ago, the marina has been nicely rebuilt with sturdy floating docks, and a swimming
pool. 

Po…

Chattanooga, TN June 16-27, 2013

Chattanooga.  It’s been a song, a name, a mystery for many
years.  And here we are!  Whodathunkit?

We stayed in Chattanooga for
12 days. Lucky for you, I just deleted a 5- paragraph rant about why.  Suffice i…

Chattanooga, TN June 16-27, 2013

Chattanooga.  It’s been a song, a name, a mystery for many
years.  And here we are!  Whodathunkit?

We stayed in Chattanooga for
12 days. Lucky for you, I just deleted a 5- paragraph rant about why.  Suffice i…