088° 00.347’ W
35° 23.152’ N
Clifton Marina
(Mile Marker 158.5 Tennessee River)
Clifton, Tennessee
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| Leaving Pebble Isle |
Our cruising plans changed a couple of times before getting underway. Instead of a twenty mile day to an anchorage we did sixty miles plus and choose a marina close to the Shiloh Battle fields. Tomorrow we will make arrangements to rent a car then drive to Shiloh on Thursday.
As the trip up the river progressed today a major weather front with severe warnings was posted for our area. Everyone was able to out run the storm and get into safe harbor comfortably. There is a covered area close to the boat where you can sit at a table and eat, drink and socialize while it’s raining ----- which we all did!
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| Barge mining sand from bottom of river |
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| Shorline along the Tennessee River |
The kitchen was closed when we arrived, but after we asked where we could eat they offered to turn on the grill - and grilled burgers for the ten of us! I sure like the Southern hospital we have encountered!
Tomorrow will be a day to kick back and rest or repair boats. Bruce has a small problem with a filter that he will change.
There are five looper boats in this small marina at present. Barb and I have met four of them before arriving here. The list of loopers keeps growing.
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| Arriving at Clifton Marina |
As we move up river which is east of here, our destination is the AGLCA* Rendezvous at Joe Wheeler State Park in Alabama. We will stay there seven nights from the 22nd of October through the 28th. Many of the loopers we have met are also going there for the week.
*American Great Lakes Cruising Association
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| On the dock at Clifton Marina |
