Hello everyone. Didn’t get a chance to post yesterday. It was a long and overcast day. We had left Kentucky Dam Marina and anchored about 20 miles or so up lake. Well we went to pull the hook yesterday and it wouldn't come up. We tried everything but it would not budge. We finally used the weight of the boat to run over the hook and rip it out of the bottom. When we got the hook to the surface it was just huge gob of clay the size of a small car. We were going to start the pumps and hose off the gob but Mercedes quit.
We then lowered the hook down into the water and proceeded on our way. A little slower then usual but we were making way. It took about an hour to get it clean and properly stowed. After that it was up river all day. We made a decent days run of about 80 miles. We stretched the day a little long and found ourselves running after dark. In fact it was so dark-thirty by the time we approached our designated anchorage, a small island. We almost ran right over it. But all was well.
Mercedes died again plus our anchor light blew. Lionel had cooked up some pork loins on the bar/b so we broke for dinner and fixed the problems after. Victor made Pistachio pudding for dessert. And believe it or not, the Capt. is losing weight.
We pulled the hook early this morning. It seems everyone was up early. Mercedes was or should I say has been, acting funny and last night was no exception. She surged all night like she was going to shut down but never did and as soon as everyone got up she just hummed along like nothing was wrong. Temperamental Bitch.
Our run today was almost the same as yesterday with the exception that we put the hook down in the daytime. We are about 10 miles above the Picwik Lock and Dam. Behind Wolf island. Not far from Savannah Tennessee. We will be getting on the Tom-Tennessee waterway shortly after we join Picwik Lake. From there on we will be in Mississippi for about 200 miles then bop back into Alabama for the run down to Mobile.
Pat made a meatloaf for dinner and Lionel is cooking it up on the grill. He is the grill king.
Capt. Bob
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She probably get's lonely-needs someone to bunk with her - and since Lionel's the grill king, Patrick is chef, Victor chief photographer, needless to say Bob can't he's Captain - well that leaves you Mair! By the way - where is Mair? Since the anchor incident we haven't heard much from her. Cause to worry??? Take care guys. Better days ahead. d
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