Smithville, MS Sunup was beautiful as we watched some of the moisture from the outer bands of Sandy paint the sky. Yes, we are in the Deep South and while the sun is bright here, we hear on the radio things are not so good on the east coast. We are now at mile marker […]
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Smithville, MS 376 miles to Mobile
Heading South
Streams are controlled when they pour into the Tenn-Tom Canal Bay Springs Marina, Mississippi Leaving Grand Harbor on the Pickwick Lake in full sunshine means we are well on our way south. While the East coast is huddled down for hurricane Sandy, we blessedly are basking in bright blue skies and canal banks bathed with […]
Shiloh on the Tennessee River
A beautiful fall day with the late afternoon sun streaming through golden leaves greeted us as we drove through the Shiloh battlefield populated by white tail deer and wild turkeys. This was the battle that determined the control of the western rivers and the Mississippi River Valley. Even though the Confederates put up a […]
Sailing the Adriatic
The Sea Cloud II is truly a magnificent and graceful sailing vessel. Our two weeks spent on her sailing the Adriatic from Venice to Montenegro and back to Venice revealed much of the ancient history of the area. In Dubrovnik we talked with many who had suffered the bombings from the Serb army in 1990-1995. […]
Pickwick, Mississippi
Pickwick – Grand Harbor Turning off the Tennessee River and heading south on the Tombigbee, we ended our journey through the US western rivers, and are now beginning a canal with only 450 miles to Mobile and the Gulf of Mexico where the Muriel June will cross her wake. Surprisingly there were few fishermen for […]
Clifton, Tennessee
Perched above the Tennessee River at mile marker 158 sits the historic town of Clifton, Tennessee. With a few homes hanging on the cliffs above the Tennessee River, the historic part of the town juts out toward the west. Last night the only grocery store in town burned to the ground! The Dollar General […]
Pebble Isle Marina
Abandoned bridge to “no where” which we have seen a number of times. They are usually railroad bridges. Pebble Isle Marina No, we didn’t get to Cuba today. Thunderstorms rumbled across western Tennessee, so we opted to go into Pebble Isle marina early. The nice thing about moving south is the more south you get, […]
Paris Landing State Park, Tennessee
Heading South on the Tennessee River Last week we took a short break from the Muriel June—our first since June 20th. We went to my 50th high school reunion in Orange, California to enjoy both family and many old friends who have aged very graciously. Then we made a brief stop in Houston for doctor/dentist […]
Green Turtle Bay, Kentucky
Muriel June has seen many dredges. This one is different. It seems to be sucking up the bottom dumping heavier mud into a barge and muddy water back into the Ohio River. Heaven! After more than three weeks of slogging around tows (some with 24 barges attached), coal power plants, many concrete factories, granaries, and […]
Ohio River
Tower Rock at Mile Marker 81 on the Mississippi River. Most things on the Mississippi get washed away. This is one tough rock. Ohio River After five days on the Mississippi, we are now on the Ohio where the water is no longer muddy like the Mississippi. Our 130 miles today did not feel like […]
