Tuesday, October 21, 2014

It’s all in the detail(s)

The other boaters in the group took a side excursion, taking the Tennessee River east through northern Alabama to Chattanooga, TN while I stayed in Iuka, MS at Aqua Yacht Harbor. I was docked under a covered slip which was a welcomed change.

I had my auto pilot worked on and it will be the second time during this trip. I believe it’s actually fixed this go around. I’ll find out soon enough. I took advantage of this time to work on the boat and replaced the marine TV antenna, changed belts, the ac filter and cleaned the galley area.

During this down time I also had the boat detailed.


                                          Ron did a great job, she looks great.



This place was a nice find in Corinth, MS. Breakfast was great. Of course, I had their biscuits & gravy. 

Photo of the marina on a clear day . . .


We've had some foggy mornings. I went to take a shower at 7am and this is what it looked like outside.

I moved the boat to get fuel and pump out. Also moved to a transient slip, getting ready to depart.

They have returned from Chattanooga and we will be heading south on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, or the Tenn-Tom for short, tomorrow. The Tenn-Tom is man made and is 234 miles with 10 locks/dams. We plan to anchor out by the first one, the Jamie Whitten Lock & Dam. It is the 4th highest single lift lock in the U.S. and we'll be lowered 84 feet.