Tuesday

9/13/2016

We left Green Turtle Bay Marina, after a long 9 night stay.  We went from Barkley Lake through a short canal into Kentucky Lake.  The scenery around Kentucky Lake was beautiful.  Kentucky Lake is one of the largest man made bodies of water in the world.  It alone covers 160,000 acres and has 2,380 miles of shoreline.  Although the southern half looks more like a river, the lake is technically more than 240 miles long.

We anchored in Panther Bay, near what is called the Land between the Lakes.  It's a huge piece of land separating Barkley Lake from Kentucky Lake and has a lot of historical sights from the Civil War era.  We took the dingy to shore and checked out a small, late 1800's, family gravesite. Mike swam around the boat cleaning scum off the water line. Joell had hoped to hike a few miles on historical trails, but the humidity level just wouldn't go down.  

Wednesday

9/14/2016

We left Kentucky Lake and headed for Pebble Isle Marina on the Tennessee River.  Just needed a bit of air conditioning.  The water temperature was 83.5.  

We lost a few pictures during transfer to the laptop, so you will just have to envision the beauty of Kentucky Lake. 

Mike's handmade bridle works well for mooring balls as well as for a dingy tow

The dingy towed very nicely behind our boat

Elwood was making sure the dingy still remained attached.

Massive fender protection on the bridge keep the tows from damaging bridge supports.

This boat dock, which had a railroad leading up to it years ago, is now a rusted hunk of frame.   It was partially put under water when Kentucky Lake was created.