The atmosphere at Green Turtle Bay marina in Grand Rivers, Kentucky was exuberant. There were other loopers ahead of us that had stayed here for several weeks ! After progressing through the rivers of the Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio and Cumberland, it was time to hole up for awhile in safe harbor and at a nice marina. The first pic shows Kevin on board the Irish Rover next to us. He plays a tune on his bagpipe every evening at 6pm. We secured a courtesy car from the marina and explored Paducah, Kentucky which is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River. This is still a working town, but it has preserved much of its historic flavor. One impressive new exhibit was a ¼ mile set of paintings on the concrete waterfront wall that explained the history of the town (2nd pic).
The next crew of Blueskies arrived for a 2 night stay, Dick Martin from Louisville, Kentucky and a relative of Christine’s. Luckily, Dick is a professional photographer and we expect to get a few good pics from him later on. We took a day trip around Barkley Lake and Kentucky Lake (next pic) . The weather was perfect for a trip around the lakes, and so, our timing to arrive at Land Between the Lakes worked out well (night pic of the marina). After a couple of days, our sixth set of crew departed Blueskies (last pic).
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