As we sit here at Cuba Landing Marina in Waverly, TN waiting for the remnants of Isaac to go away, it feels like we've been monitoring Isaac forever. This time last week we were concerned about our home in Florida, but then the storm just tracked further and further west until SW Florida was no longer in the bullseye. Then we worried that we were in the bullseye, but so far most of the bad weather has skirted around us. Last night we did get a nasty thunderstorm and today with the rain probability at 100%, we decided to take a lay-day. We've been on the Tennessee River 2 days now and think it is much prettier than the Mississippi. I would have to admit that we ended up with pretty negative feelings about the Mississippi.
Let me digress a moment and fill you in on our time at Green Turtle Bay. For the most part we had a wonderful stay there. Ate 2-inch pork chops and mile-high meringue pie at Patti's Restaurant one night. I dare say no tourist has ever visited Grand Rivers, KY without eating at Patti's. We had a rental car for two days and enjoyed going to Paducah, where we did major re-provisioning and saw our first movie in five months. We met the owner of GTB Marina, who divides his time between KY and Punta Gorda - his house in PGI is only a few blocks from ours. It is a small world, indeed! The only downside of our GTB stay came when I slipped and fell down the steps in the boat and broke a toe - another ER visit. After having my toes taped together and being issued a special shoe to keep the toe from flexing, I was good to go. It has slowed me down somewhat and I hate not being able to go for a walk, but it is nice to have Mark waiting on me again.
Right now we are about 550 miles from Mobile, AL. Arriving there will be our next big milestone. From there it is approximately 250 miles to Carabelle, which will be our jumping-off point to either cross the Gulf directly to Tarpon Springs/Clearwater or to make several shorter legs around Florida's Big Bend. We're keeping our fingers crossed that no more storms come along to impede our progress.
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| Green Turtle Bay Marina - Grand Rivers, KY |
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| Clouds parted long enough for us to see the "luna azul" |
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| Forboding clouds, but not much in the way of storms |
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| Yes, Mark - next time I'll hold the hand rail! |
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