Days 154 - 157 Shellmound Docks TN - Chattanooga TN Start 8:15AM End 1:45 PM Underway 5:30 Hours Distance 33 miles Total Miles on Trip 3013 Av Speed 6.1 knots Locks 0 Weather Rain , 54 Degrees, Wind 20Knts ESE gust to 30Knts WHAT A DAY. One of the shoals we passed summed our travel to Chattanooga perfectly, Suck Shoal. Steady rain most of the trip and the wind was crazy. At the best of times the winds were 10 knots which is not too bad, ...

Days 153 Goose Pond Colony Marina AL- Shellmound Docks TN Start 7:50 AM End 3:00 PM Underway 6:45 Hours Distance 42 miles Total Miles on Trip 2980Av Speed 6.2 knotsLocks 1Weather Sunny , 65 Degrees, Wind 5 Knts E Today we had an easy but long run. The weather was perfect; the lock was ready and opened for us as we approached, and the dock at Shellmound had space for all of us. Dan and Cherri (Cherri Baby) have joined us as we travel with Kay Dee to Chattanooga...

Days 141 Pebble Isle Marina TN - Clifton TN Start 7:20 AM End 3:40 PM Underway 8:20 Hours Distance 55 miles Total Miles on Trip 2751Av Speed 6.5 knotsLocks 0Weather Rainy/Cloudy , 71 Degrees, Wind 6Kn SSW Today's trip was longer than we have done for some time, but it was a very easy day. We left in a heavy rain. Within an hour of leaving the rain changed to a drizzle and by 10AM it was gone entirely. Every day the Tennessee River gets prettier. The ...

Days 140 Paris Landing Marina TN - Pebble Isle Marina TN Start 8:30 AM End 12:30 PM Underway 4:00 Hours Distance 27 miles Total Miles on Trip 2696 Av Speed 6.7 knots Locks 0 Weather Partly Sunny, 81 Degrees, Wind 6Kn SSW We had a shorter run today that planned. We heard that the marina we had planned to go to (Cuba Landing Marina) had very shallow water getting into it. So we decided to stop at Pebble Isle Marina, which is 20 miles closer....

Days 139 Green Turtle Bay, KY - Paris Landing TN Start 7:30 AM End 1:15 PM Underway 5:40 Hours Distance 38 miles Total Miles on Trip 2669 Av Speed 6.7 knots Locks 0 Weather Cloudy, 80 Degrees, Wind 10Kn SSW This morning the weather did not like us. Everyone was leaving at 7:30, and as we were getting the boat ready to depart, it started raining heavily. Of course as soon as we got off the dock and back under cover the rain stopped. I gues...