Clarksville to Rock Harbor

We traveled with Fugitive, Corsair and Harvest from Clarksville through the Cheatham Lock --we pulled into Rock Harbor Marina in the cold rain about mid-day while the rest went on to downtown Nashville.  We will miss Fugitive a lot—they have been great running buddies. Rock Harbor had us a slip undercover (a first for Sunny Days since her Knoxville days) so we were able to pull in and got plugged in in the dry.  Next Chapter was there too so for the next month we will have his and her boats! We haven’t really crossed our wake because Sunny Days came down the Tennessee River and took a left down the Tombigbee.  We have gone from Nashville to the Tombigbee in other boats a few times so if we wanted to end the adventure now I guess we could say we crossed our wake.  But we are here until Nov. 5th and then we plan to head to the Gulf.  First on our list here is to see the kids and friends.  We have some appointments  and housekeeping to do.  I am taking a break on the blog for the month unless there are some major happenings to share.  Thanks to all of you who have hung in with our adventure and all the encouraging feedback. 

Cool Clarksville dock
 

Clarksville Boat Club

Cold and Rainy--Fitz was tempted to keep going south

Rock Harbor

Got home and plugged in

Heading Home

Left out of GTB early on Wed. morning with Fugitive and Harvest Moon (Ann and Jeffrey out of New York).  It was a dank and dreary day but the temp stayed above 65 degrees and we had no locks and only passed 3 tows.  We went 60 miles and had a great anchorage at Dover Island by 4pm.  This is the water with which we are familiar. The winds had picked up but the water was calm and the scenery, while not spectacular (yet) it promised to have colorful foliage in the next week or so.  The 3 boats rafted together and we had delightful conversation and docktails until dark.  Next is the Harpeth River then home—we can smell it.  Next morning we un-rafted and pulled anchor around 8am in a lite rain but at least the temp was a chilly 60 degrees.  The radio stations are out of Paris, TN, Clarksville, and a few Nashville stations come in and out.   Butch Jones is on an ad for UT football and we hear a traffic report about Granny White Pike—home.  Not so fast-----Passing barge traffic here on the Cumberland we realize that we won’t get through the Cheatham Lock until dark so we pull over at Clarksville and spend the night. 

Eclipse from our slip at GTB
 

 

Leaving GTB

 

Sun rise on our travel day
 

 

Dover Island Gang
 

 

Eagle on the Cumberland
 

 

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree in the middle of the Cumberland
 

 

Clarksville Dock was good--left out early and saw these runners from Ft. Campbell