August 15-18 Kentucky Lake to the Tenn-Tom Waterway

We left Green Turtle Bay Resort and Marina, at 4 pm. crossed a 1 mile channel connecting Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. We arrived at Kenlake Marina at 5:30 Vicky and Cutter threatened mutiny so the crew less the Captain reluctantly made the decision to stay in a well appointed marina with many houseboats in a national park.

Luckily, we arrived before the ice cream stop closed.

Still fighting the water intrusion problem, we choose marinas over the many beautiful anchorages.

Everyone raved about Rick and Tammy, We called and Rick took on the challenge. They found and inadequate exhaust loop was causing our problem and ordered the hose. Came back late the next afternoon and worked until 1 am. They found a few more potential major problems and fixed them before real trouble. The next morning they came back and checked our dinghy motor so Cutter can get to the green, green grass when we anchor out.

We waited a while to leave and hoped to miss the rain. WRONG
Although the sky made for a great photo op before we anchored out of the channel to wait the storm out.

Look closely and see the beautiful rainbow. So much for not being able to photograph rainbows but leprechauns, that's another story.

Cutter is enjoying the scenery as it changes as often as the color of the water moving through the many different rivers.

Sunset found us at Pebble Isles marina

They loaned us a rental car to buy groceries. Up the hill to the main road, translates to travel 5 miles straight up the mountain. We're not in Florida anymore.

Celery slid off the boat as we were unpacking groceries, a comedy of errors and the fender fell. Never a dull moment when boating.

Along side of us on the dock, is a real working stern wheeler. The M/V Dresden Belle is 83 feet long and her beam is about the same as ours. John thought it was an imitation paddle wheel and had standard engines and bow thrusters. But Connie told us it is an original stern wheeler and has none of that.


They travelled down the Ohio from close to Pittsburgh when we met them.

How would you like to dock this ?

In the marina office, and restaurant, John found a gorgeous neon yellow and shocking pink tie die. Luckily I have great sunglasses.

Waterfront home for sale.

Ladyfinger Bluff, formed when the Tennessee River carved a path out of the ever abundant limestone.

Finally arrived at Mermaid marina.