Roberts Slough, Hiwassee River

Woke up to a little bit of fog again this morning, but it burned off quickly. We headed over to Watts Bar lock and the lock was ready for us. Already had one small fishing boat in it that got locked down with us. Saw a lot of turtles today, but no photos as they seemed pretty shy, and would jump off their logs as soon as we got close. (Still almost 100' away.) Saw a pair of Bald Eagles today, and managed to capture a couple photos of one. (Wish I had a telephoto lens so many times!) I had seen Bald Eagles a couple other times this trip. Plenty of Blue Herons as well. And some Vultures. Watched some linemen and a crane either working to construct some towers, or take them down. The water seems to be clearing up some, but still brown. Not a lot of current, less than 1 mph. And we didn't see any debris. Also, the river appears to be 4-5 foot lower than when we passed upstream here two weeks ago. This evening Mystery Girl and us are anchored in Robert's Slough on Hiwassee River. Sunbeam is anchored in Sale Creek off the Tennessee River. This is C-Traveler's last night on the water, for the season. Tomorrow Rosanne and I will head to Harrison Bay State Park to load out and start the drive home. Mystery Girl and Sunbeam will spend a few more days exploring branches off the Tennessee River. Jeff and C-Play are already home and have got a good start on repairing the damage to his hull. Steve and Karen with Sea Spray should just about be back home in California. Even with the current and debris caused by the flooding from Hurricane Helene, we've had a great cruise. Steve has referred to it as Bill and Colby's Excellent Tennessee River Adventure. 🙂 (Very little band width tonight. I'll upload photos later.)Read more