In Paris. . . . . just for a night!

July 23, 2014

Tuesday was Paris for a night…. in Tennessee!

We left early on Wednesday for a 40 mile run to Green Turtle Bay Marina in Kentucky. The skies were hazy and by noon it looked like we were headed for a big storm. Thunder rumbled in the distance as we dropped a hook in Higgins Bay, about 15 miles from our destination. There are many beautiful little bay anchorages in Kentucky Lake. Light rain dimpled the water surface while we ate our lunch and took a short nap.

As we approached Kentucky Lake Lock in Paducah, many more barges plied the river. One tug had 25 barges rafted together, pushing them up the Tennessee River! How do they do that?

The lock is less than a mile from the canal cut through “The Land Between the Lakes”, that separates Kentucky Lake (formed by the dammed Tennessee River) from Lake Barkley (formed by the dammed Cumberland River). Our destination, Green Turtle Bay Marina, is on the Lake Barkley side. We followed a tug with four barges through the canal then took a quick left into the marina then settled into a slip.

That evening, with sun peeking through the clouds, we enjoyed a lovely spaghetti dinner aboard Fred and Linda’s boat.  

"Floating Island" or a tug with 25 barges?

Louis is very bored.

Mud from Higgen's Bay stuck to our anchor like glue. 

Green Turtle that greeted us as we tied at the dock.

SeaDream on left and Young America on right at Green Turtle Marina.