Daily Archives: November 12, 2015

Remembrance Day, Riverstone TN and new friends….

We left Cuba Landing after having paid for our nights lodging,  here’s some views of this marina.IMG_3988 IMG_3991

IMG_3993    There was  a little mist as we left the Marina,IMG_3994A relatively uneventful day on the river,  the water was like glass when we started out, but the winds picked up as the day progressed.   I started learning the memory work that I will need to know for Installation in May.  Only a 2 tow day.  Saw some interesting houses and rocks.IMG_3997We arrived in Riverstone Marina at 14:15, and parked beside another Canadian boat that had been here for several months.  We met a couple of guys, when we first docked, Dave and Walt.  Dave was quite interested in the great loop, and we gave him a  boat tour, and offered to show his wife the boat as well.  He later brought her by for a tour and docktails.  We were then invited back to their custom built country home on the hill overlooking the river.  Walt and his wife Kathy came over and we had “Rocktails” on their patio carved out of limestone as we watched the river flow by.  What a great evening!rocktails NOv 10We hope to get an early start in the morning and get to the Tennessee/Mississippi border.

Cuba Landing TN

After our previous night in an anchorage, we slept well tied up in Paris, although a little apprehensive about what the mechanic might tell us in the morning. Justin arrived just before 9:00, and it didn’t take him long to diagnose the problem—which was some loose wires to the Port cranking battery.  He went on his way and we walked up to the Paris Landing state park Inn for a late breakfast.    We then filled up the water tank, and left at 11:40.   We saw some interesting sights….IMG_3981

IMG_3980 These are referred to as federal moorings.IMG_3984An old bridgeIMG_3985 IMG_3987Cuba Landing Nov 10Our plan was to go to Cuba…..Cuba Landing Marina at mile 115.  We arrived just as the sun was going down at 16:45, a rather uneventful trip as we did not meet a single tow today, only some fishing boats and some birds.