1 (More) Night at Clarksville and 1 (More) Night at Green Turtle Bay

1 (More) Night at Clarksville and 1 (More) Night at Green Turtle Bay

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Stats for Friday, October 26, 2018

Origin:  Nashville Dock

Destination:  Clarksville Dock

Distance:  64.6 miles

Speed:  8.9 mph

Time on the Move:  7 hours and 17 minutes

 

Stats for Saturday, October 27, 2018

Origin:  Clarksville Dock

Destination:  Green Turtle Bay

Distance:  92.8 miles

Speed:  9.9 mph

Time on the Move:  9 hours and 21 minutes

 

 

Leaving Nashville was bittersweet.  We had so much fun there, but it was time to head south.  We woke up to a chilly, rainy day with nothing brighter in the forecast, so that helped us push off the dock early.  We traveled right back to the free Clarksville dock and tied up by our friends Living the Dream once again.  (The Nashville side trip is about 160 miles completely off the path of the traditional loop.  To get back to the loop we had to retrace our steps right back to GTB.  While it was out of the way, it was definitely worth it!!)

Geese heading south. I guess their giving us a hint that it’s time to get moving!
We got lots of school work done during the trip. The kids have been working on 1-2 lessons of math a day. Lately Tobin has asked to do his “learning book” while the big kids do their work. It isn’t always easy to get them to focus, but it seems to go in waves. Easier for a couple of weeks, and then they’ll fight me on it for a couple of weeks.
After finishing our school work, I dug out some “rainy day activities” which today happened to be games and puzzles from old newspapers courtesy of Grandma Hays. It kept them busy for quite some time.

We weren’t quite so lucky at the lock this time because the lock was down for maintenance when we got there.  The lockmaster wasn’t sure how long it would be down, so we tied up to the lock wall and started a family movie.  It worked out perfectly, as the horn that signaled we could enter the lock blew about 5 minutes before the end of the movie.  Thank goodness we didn’t have to idle that entire time!!

 

By the time we got to Clarksville, this is what our salon looked like. Toys, blankets, pillows galore. At least it looks like a good fort making day!

 

We ordered pizza and had it delivered to the dock and then went right to bed.  We were exhausted and knew we had a very long day to get back to Green Turtle Bay the next night.

Our trip back through Lake Barkley was fairly uneventful.  We did notice that the colors were changing more than they were a week before on our way to Nashville.  We also noticed that the water level dropped significantly (2 feet or so) in that same time.  We passed by this tree, growing in the middle of the lake, with it’s roots sticking way out of the water.  Interesting it can live and grow like that.

 

When we got to Green Turtle Bay we were anxious to catch up on some quick laundry since we were planning on leaving again right away the next morning.  We snuck in an hour of playtime on Living the Dream and heard some more concerts from the kids.  Another successful day.  Thanks for following along!!

 

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