Clifton Marina to Grand Harbor Marina, Pickwick Lake

Another day begins. We again have fog to greet us with an outdoor temperature only in the 40's. So we hang tight.

Foggy Morning

While waiting for the fog to lift, we have Glenn, a local retired riverboat machinist, help Tom to figure out our AIS issues.  For those trying to follow us with this, we are hoping he solves our problem.  Let us know!

Once the fog lifts, we  fuel up and head up bound on the Tennessee River, which seems like we should be traveling down bound as we are heading south.  But not so...

Transient slip right at fuel dock...very convenient!

We travel approximately 60 miles and are near the Pickwick Dam and Lock. There is a strong current and the river narrows with very shallow depths.  The smell of sulphur is actually sickening.  This is not a pleasant approach to a lock and, just our luck, we have two barges traveling down bound for which we have to pass within this narrow turbulent pass. We arrive safe and enter Pickwick Lock, which rises up into Pickwick Lake. Pickwick Lake extends 53 miles south along the Mississippi and Alabama state line.

The bollard is caught with the line on first try...getting good.

It is a beautiful lake with deep water. How lucky,  another gorgeous day with beautiful water and beautiful scenery.

Just your average lake home...

We arrive to a warm Tennessee or maybe a Mississippi welcome (we are not sure where we are by land) at Grand Harbor Marina. It is a very large marina with many boats of various sizes and cater to great looper boats.  Great looper boats are boats that circumnavigate the eastern North America.  I suppose we are just half loopers!  

Marina office and ship store

Lots of slips with many boats of all sizes.

Captain enjoying a Friday night tied in and all secure.

Another day, only 62 miles, leaving at 11 am and arriving at 4 pm.  The travel is a little slower than we thought, but we are enjoying the journey and the people we have met along the way.  The real truth is, we are happy to be off the Ohio!  Love to all and goodnight.

Sunset at Grand Harbor, MS or TN??