Pickwick

Easy morning at Grand Harbor Marina.  The Captain worked on the blog while waiting for the girls to rise and shine. 

Grand Harbor Condos

Out of the marina at 10AM.  Arrived at Pickwick lock at 10:40.  Big Eddie was in the chamber going down so we had to wait for the lock tender to turn the lock around.  

Mystery passenger!

We shut down the motors and drifted in the bright sunlight while Rachael worked on her tan. 

The doors opened up at 11:12 and we motored passed some fishermen into the chamber.  We left the lock at 11:45.

Melissa concentrates on keeping us secure in Pickwick Lock.

Best Crew on the river.

Another successful lock through.

Pickwick will be the last lock we pass through on this leg of our journey.  We plan on leaving the boat at Kentucky Dam Marina just a mile from Kentucky Dam.  When we return June 30th we will lock through at Kentucky Dam but no other locks until then.

Yuck!

Passed the tow Alvin Johnson going up at 12:25.  We stopped to swim about 1:30 just outside the channel.  We all got in the dingy to motor over to shore.  First Mate Melissa had to row us back to the boat to retrieve the key to the motor as the Captain had forgotten about that part of the equation. 

The girls decided the water was too muddy so we motored around in the dingy for a while.  Back onboard and had lunch.  The dingy davit system the Captain had installed in Key West worked great.

“Peg Leg” motored by at a fast pace and waked us pretty bad.  The Captain called Peg Leg on the radio to let them know we were not pleased by the lack of consideration.

Nice home

Nice Shed

Nice Tent

Nice Canopy

Nice Stilt House

Must be a one percenter

This tree must believe in the advice from Gunnery Sargent Highway...Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome!

Dredge

Rock formation

This lady stopped by as we went down river to ask if we were Loopers.  She and her husband had just completed the Great Loop on their boat.

We were back underway by 2:30 with a target of 5:30 arrival at Riverstone Marina.  Melissa took the helm for most of the completion of the day’s journey and we pulled in right on time.

Riverstone Marina is a very nice small marina operated by Matt Spitzer.  Very nice guy.  He and his staff really went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable.  

Aye Sea No Snow safely secured at Riverstone Marina.  

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Very secure location to hold up during spring storms!

We plan on stopping at Riverstone again next fall on the way back down. 

We hunkered down for the evening as some strong storms were moving through. 

The crew is finally off duty for the day!

The girls are happy with satellite TV giving us the MTV Music Awards.   The Captain kept an eye on the lines to make sure we were safely secured.