Stats for Sunday, October 21, 2018

Origin:  Dover Island Anchorage

Destination:  Clarksville Dock

Distance:  34.6 miles

Speed:  8.4 mph

Time on the Move:  4 hours and 6 minutes

 

When we woke up in the morning, the anchorage was sunny and so peaceful. What a beautiful spot! But—it was freezing cold!! It was 36* out and since we weren’t plugged in to power we didn’t leave our heat on overnight. The generator has to be on at anchor for heat or a/c to work, but we don’t necessarily want the noise of the generator all night. Both because we’d like to be able to hear any strange sounds in the night for safety and because the generator is pretty loud in our bedroom. So once we woke up and got moving, we turned on the generator for heat and making coffee. The salon said it was 61* and I was thankful all the kids had extra blankets on their beds!! We cranked up the heat while we had breakfast and Mike casted a few times, seeing if any fish were ready for breakfast.

After we changed out old glory for the Lions flag, a Sunday tradition, we fired up the engines to get started on our way for the day.

We enjoyed traveling on the sunny day and the flybridge warmed up quickly with the sun shining down on us. We passed by lots of rocky cliffs and trees that were just starting to change color and absolutely nothing else.

 

We planned on traveling about 65 miles to another anchorage but somehow we got sidetracked (that seems to happen quite a bit on this trip!!). We were pulling past the thriving metropolis of Clarksville when Mike happened to notice they had a free town dock. I noticed they had a playground and nice walkway along the river. We decided to stop and check it out. The sun was shining and this was a great chance for us to take advantage of the beautiful day and let the kids burn off some energy. We didn’t know how long we were going to stay, but that’s what this trip is all about. INNTW!! So we tied up and enjoyed a “we made it—maybe?!” cocktail while listening to the Lions on XM. Then we rounded up the kids and checked out the playground.

 

While we were there, the Zeeffs, decided they would join us on the free dock if we stayed overnight, so the decision was made. The Zeeffs joined us at a brewery for dinner and again on our sun deck for a nightcap. We planned to leave early the next morning to cover the rest of the 65 miles or so we had left until we got to Nashville. The kids loved seeing their friends and playing for a bit. So having friends close by, a free dock with power, and a great little town made Clarksville a great impromptu stop for us!!

Thanks for following along on our crazy adventure!!