Today’s images are all of the Tennessee River Valley about 40 miles downriver from Chattanooga. Unfortunatley, cloudy foggy day, and camera seems to be defective. Maybe a chance for better images on the return trip down river.
We spent a rainy night at Goose Pond Marina in Scottsboro, AL. Fortunately they had cable, and WIFI but the restaurant was closed on Sunday. Darn, their specialties were Hawaiian grilled rib eye steak and shrimp and grits. We left around 8:00 am in a drizzle but the scenery was still beautiful. There was fog on the mountains tops in every direction. We passed several possible anchorages. We passed through Nickajack lock which is the newest on the river constructed from 1964 to opening in 1967. This was our best locking yet using bollards. (These are small barrels that you secure a line around from the middle of the boat and then each of you keeps the bow and the stern off the wall. We are still pushing against a lot of current. On the flip side it will be a nice push on the return trip to the Tombigbee.
The American history on this river, the south and its towns is absolutely amazing. It is fun to read as we pass along the way, look at the beauty, and imagine the history of this magnificent contribution to the Tennessee Valley.
Monday night we are at Nickajack (Hales Bar) Marina which also has cable and a strong WIFI signal but wouldn’t you know this restaurant is closed on Monday! What’s up with that????????????? I’m spending an awful lot of time in the galley!
We have had a stroke of electronic bad luck the last couple of days. Digital camera appears to be failing, get a new one in Chattanooga. One digital hour meter (integral with digital tachometer) went south, will have to rely on the one remaining hour meter. Both tach’s work fine, we talked to Aetna Engineering, send it in and they will repair at no cost. Takes two weeks for repair, can’t go with-out tach so (1) hour meter will suffice. Third issue, air card reflects a signal, cannot open. We will go to T-mobile store in Chattanooga. Always something, but all in all it’s going really well. We are truly enjoying the journey.
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