Back at the Kingston Power Plant

After a quiet night on the dock at the Lenoir City Park, we woke to a foggy sunrise. Underway at 9am and into the Fort Loudoun Lock at 9:30. Some debris at the approach, in the lock, and at the bottom leaving, that we had to push through. But the dam flow was less than half what it was when we locked up a week ago, so much calmer water. Had a nice 2mph current push most the way down to Kingston, where we are anchored this evening. Steve and Karen on Sea Spray parted company with us today, as they picked up their pace to head back to Harrison Bay State Park where they'll load out and head back home to California. They've been on this side of the Rockies for two months as they started out cruising the Erie Canal. It's just Mystery Girl, Sunbeam and C-Traveler now. We're anchored back at the same place we were a little over a week ago, between Interstate 40 and the Kingston Fossil Plant. We will spend a few days on the Clinch River now, perhaps up as far as Clinton, TN. We spent today back on the muddy Tennessee River, until we turned off on the Clinch River at Kingston. Back in clear water while we are on the Clinch.Read more