Well. Today was our first day on the Cumberland River since the small piece we covered back in 2008. We traveled through the Barkley Canal that connects the Tennessee River to the Cumberland and then up to our anchorage. Total miles covered around 55. We traveled at speeds averaging 7.6 mph as we were going against the current. Based on our travel today, we are altering our plans for this trip.
Tomorrow we are turning around and starting the trip home. We had planned to stop at Clarksville, TN, and had checked out the marina there to know it had very good reviews. The only reason we picked Clarksville is that we thought we’d visit a city on the Cumberland before heading home. We know now that we’d rather spend our time on the Tennessee River. Mission accomplished: we cruised the Cumberland River for 55 miles and got a feel for it. We’re looking forward to getting back on the Tennessee.
The Cumberland River has a very narrow channel compared to the Tennessee. The surrounding land is no prettier, either, by our estimation. Today we met about 10 tows. If we see as many tomorrow as we go back down, we may be running at full throttle for the majority of the trip just trying to pass them!
Meanwhile, our day yesterday at Kentucky Dam Marina ended with our being asked to partake of eats and drinks with the group of friends who assembled on our dock. They, apparently, meet every weekend on the dock for the pretty months. They were a fun group of people and we enjoyed spending time with them. Look forward to seeing some of them up Knoxville way sometime soon. ;-)
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