September 1, 2026
Total
Miles Traveled 230
This has been a busy summer for us this year. We attended our grandson’s graduation from
Indiana State University and visited our family and friends in Indiana, Illinois,
and Kentucky. We completed our annual preventative
maintenance schedule, replaced a few batteries, and upgraded a portion of our
electrical system. We did manage to anchor out a few times and enjoy a swim in
the secluded coves of Kentucky and Barkley Lakes.
On the farm at Terre Haute....
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We did have a few storms pass through Grand Rivers, this one was a little concerning...
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Our good friends Kevin and Jill on m/v Chasing 80 arrived at
Green Turtle Bay, completing their second Great Loop Adventure, known as
crossing their wake. They started their
first loop in 2015, the same year we started ours, but have traveled thousands
of miles since their first loop. Last
year they completed what is known as the Down East Loop, a loop
around New England and through southern Canada.
The Corps of Engineers have scheduled two lock closings on the Tombigbee Waterway from September 9th through October 10th. To avoid any extension of the scheduled reopening of the waterway, we have decided to move to Columbus Mississippi for a month, to be downstream of the lock closures. The Columbus Marina is a great marina with a courtesy car and close to any supplies or provisioning that is needed.
We departed Green Turtle Bay Marina on August 18th and traveled 44 miles to Paris Landing, TN. With temperatures in the upper 90’s during the day and taking most of the night to cool back down, we decided to stay at marina’s until we got a break in the weather.
Traveling to Pickwick with Chasing 80
On August 19th, we traveled 31 miles to Pebble Isle Marina and docked just before a storm arrived, then traveled 62 miles on the 20th to Clifton Marina, TN. As luck would have it, Thursday was prime rib night, and it was awesome.
The RR bridge was in the open position when leaving Pebble Isle Marina
We departed at daybreak on the 21st and traveled
56 miles, passing through Pickwick Lock to Safe Harbor Aqua Yacht Marina, Iuka,
MS. Our good friends Charlie and Robin
on m/v The Lower Place keep their boat here and have a home close by.
Approaching Pickwick Lock......
This very nice yacht was on the hard at Aqua marina. It hit something coming up the Tombigbee waterway, looks like rocks or concrete did the damage? We heard the insurance company totaled the boat.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o4Ew8Z9Qej2ovhuHp4kuuuVC4Kx7QueZ/view?usp=sharing
Our friends Charlie and Robin on m/v The Lower Place rafted up with us a couple of days at our anchorage. We had a great visit.
We anchored here for 9 days and the weather was beautiful, great for swimming and cleaning on the boat.
