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| Cumberland River Landscape |
We have been on the loop for two weeks and we have traveled
690 miles. Some of those were long days
– because there aren’t that many places to stop along the Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers. The Locks take a lot of time and
so with many locks we make fewer miles.
Yesterday was an interesting day because we went through two locks that were
said to have waiting lines – rumors and websites that showed wait times of 16
hours/48 hours/51 hours and the like. By
planning our approach, calling well in advance and the luck of the draw we
waited less than 2 hours at each lock and felt fortunate for that. The Barkley Lock and Dam on the Cumberland
River is one of the highest ones we will encounter, at 57’. It was an awesome sight to be at the bottom
of this chamber and rise up 57’ in about 15 minutes. One person described it as “riding up in an
elevator”.
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| Lower Cumberland River Narrow but deep |
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| Small Kentucky River Town Church |
The best news is that after several days at anchorages with
no land and no showers, we turned into Green Turtle Bay marina shortly after
experiencing the Barkley Lock. We came
around the bend and saw a huge marina, with lots of white buildings, tall sail
masts, lighted walkways, a restaurant, a spa, a ships store, a gazebo and it
was like driving into Disneyland for grown-ups. We got cleaned up and relaxed and then
found that there were at least 10-15 Looper boats here ---- docktails at the
Gazebo at 5:00.
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| Dwarfed by the 57' lock |
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| Green Turtle Bay Marina |
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| Disneyland for adult boaters |
We went to Patty’s Restaurant in the nearby little town of
Grand River. Dennis and I shared a
dinner of a 2 lb Pork Chop with all the accompaniments. It was plenty for two people, plus a
take-home box. We are planning to stay
at this Marina for several days and enjoy some land activities.
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