We had a short day today; only 27 miles. It was a very foggy morning. We had dew all over the bridge and porch; we had all the isinglass down and everything was wet. We got going and it was another gorgeous day; Keith and I are still in awe of the Tennessee River. It is so beautiful.
We heard from Craig, Connie, Dave, and Nancy today and they said it was only 57 degrees in Red Wing and that Craig was planning on going ice fishing that afternoon-we had 94.2 degrees. The days have been real hot but by 17:00 it cools off nice to some where in the 60's.
We anchored out at Mile 170-Shallow Bluff Island in about 17' of water. One of the best things I ever did in getting ready for the Loop is to mark every 10' with paint on our anchor rode. Before I couldn't tell how much chain I had out and now it is so easy. Another good thing we do is to bring a small pail with a rope on it so we can get water from the river to wash the mud off our chain and anchor. I can't remember where I read these tips because I read so many books on the Loop but these two things really work.
One can only guess what happen in the above picture. We are thinking they pulled in close to the shore for the night and the water went down much more than they expected. Guess they will have to wait until next spring.
One can only guess what happen in the above picture. We are thinking they pulled in close to the shore for the night and the water went down much more than they expected. Guess they will have to wait until next spring.
CO's comments: For my friend Craig. As of the last time we got fuel, 9/13, we used 809 gallons of fuel and went 950 miles coming out to 1.17 mpg. Not bad for a yacht that weights about 28,000 pounds fully loaded.
Lat. N35 23.334 Long. W88 09.510
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