Our last day at Green Turtle Bay (Sept. 23rd)was as good as the first. Our generator was fixed. We took a last walk around the resort. The day ended with dinner at Pattti's with Kathy and Ken. The food was delicious. The guys had the 2" pork chops which were outstanding. We all had dessert. Tony and I shared an apple crisp satisfying my craving for apples. On Tuesday, Sept. 24th we left Green Turtle Bay and continued our journey down the Tennessee River through Kentucky Lake. The channel is very wide at this point and passing tows was easier. The banks are covered with beautiful bluffs and trees. At about 3:00 we anchored in Panther Bay. Wednesday Sept. 25th brought overcast skies but we continued on the Tennessee enjoying the beautiful scenery and the beautiful homes. We docked at Pebble Isle Marina near the small town of New Johsonville, Mississippi. Don't tell Tony's cardiologist, but the dinner on his birthday was all deep fried at a lovely restaurant at the marina. Unfortunately, we had very poor wifi coverage and all the Face Time and cell phone greetings did not work. On Thursday, we were fogged in at Pebble Isle Marina until 9:30. We continued on the Tennessee gently passing under a low railroad bridge. Our first anchorage choice was too shallow at the entrance so we continued on to Double Island and anchored behind Shady Acres, a boat we met at Pebble Isle. Friday brought beautiful blue skies and we continued on enjoying the beautiful homes, bluffs, and trees. We began to feel the increasing current as we got closer to the Pickwick Lock. I successfully passed my first tow. We had a about a 40 minute wait at the lock and were the only boat in the lock. After going up almost 50 feet, we entered Pickwick Lake and docked at the state park for the night. On Saturday morning Tony talked to the harbor master about anchorages on Pickwick Lake. After a very short journey we achored in Dry Creek. Dry Creek is Muscamoot Bay with lots of depth. It was very busy until about 6:00. We also saw our first two bald eagles. We also discovered that depending where we are on the Tennessee River, we will be in Tennessee, Mississippi, or Alabama. Sunday (Sept. 29) brought us to Aqua Yacht Harbor. We had drinks with Ed and Sue from Shady Acres. Today, Monday we went to Shiloh National Park. Even though the weather was rainy, we were worried that the with government shutdown in Washington, the park would be shut down on Tuesday. The battle at Shiloh was at the beginning of the Civil War. It was a victory for the Union on the western front but at a cost of muliple deaths. We saw a video and traversed the park using the courtesy van from the marina. Also part of the park are Indian burial mounds from 800 years ago. Archaeologists do not know why the village disappeared. By the way, as of today, we have traveled 1,040 miles!
Travels on the Tennessee River
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