• betty stauglerTravelerMolly’s Great American Loop
    MB at anchorage this morningSubmerged hazard up there 🤣Had to wait for the barge to get in so we could enter other chamber. Olmsted LockLocked thru soloThere's the barge in the other chamberWe are not quite halfway down. Like a football fieldPower Generating Station on the Ohio River2Metropolis Bridge was once nearly destroyed by the Arctic Monster but Superman saved it!!Dredge on the Ohio River right near the Tennessee RiverTug getting all of his barges lined up. 5 wideUS Hwy 62 right before the Barkley Dam10 of us went thru this lock. All bollards full. Barkley LockOn our walk this evening. Deer have no fear here.

    Green Turtle Bay Marina

    October 12, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 55 °F

    We left our anchorage this morning shortly after writing last nights post and enjoyed a quick and easy lock thru at Olmsted. The Olmsted lock opened in 2019, replacing locks 52. & 53 both of which were removed in 2023. This lock is both the largest and most expensive inland waterway project ever undertaken in the US. From the lock the Ohio River took us past Metropolis, home of Superman!… officially dedicated in 1972. We initially planned to stop a bit further in Paducah but the dock was full so we made reservations at Green Turtle Bay. That should have been 65 miles but the Kentucky lock on the Tennessee was closed for maintenance so we had to go further up the Ohio to the Cumberland River and lock thru at Barkley which ended up being 85 miles! We are pooped!! And poor Moki had a long wait to use the potty. He was ready to get off the boat when we arrived. This Marina is packed with loopers and the transient dock is full. There are close to 50 of us here and they have us spread out all over the place. It’s a bit of a walk to the amenities but James will set up his bike tomorrow and I don’t mind the walk. We are here two nights. Oh… almost forgot… we hit the 5,000 mile mark today! 5,050 to be exact!!Read more