Metropolis, IL to Grand Rivers, KY

Date             September 26, 2011

Day               90

Departure      Metropolis, IL 7:45 am 

Arrival           Green Turtle Bay, Grand Rivers, KY 4:40 pm  

Miles                51.2      

Cumulative   2165.3

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Thankfully, no fog this morning and although the skies are somewhat gray, they appear to be clearing.

Today our travels took us from the Ohio River onto the Cumberland River and into Kentucky.  On the river banks we have seen many stone/gravel plants.  They quarry the stone, then crush it and put the crushed stone on barges to be transported on the rivers by the tows.

Some of the stone cliffs along the river are stunningly beautiful.  You can see the different rock layers created thousands of years ago.

Great Blue Herons still can be found everywhere.  Fishing along the riverbanks, sitting in trees and can even be found sitting on the navigational aids!

Today, we had two locks to travel through.  The first on the Ohio River, was a lift of 12 feet and we didn't have to wait for any tows.  The second was between the Cumberland River and Barkley Lake.  This one was a lift of 57 feet.  Today was our lucky day, again no waiting!  So we entered, tied to the floating bollard and up we went.

The massive doors swing shut behind us

Bob holding the line on the floating bollard

Last Dance waiting to be lifted up

This gauge reads 52 feet.  When the lock was full, this gauge was completely underwater.

After a hectic week of traveling almost 400 miles and anchoring out three nights, we think we are due for some real rest and relaxation.  We will be staying at the Green Turtle Bay Marina for the next week.  We hope to do some exploring of the town on our bicycles, some boat maintenance and just plain hanging around.  Here is a picture of our home for the next seven days.