Friday 10/27/23 we headed back out on the Tennessee River on our way to Clifton RV & Marina. It was a gray morning, a little rainy but a good day for moving on. We had a 43 mile ride ahead of us.
Clifton RV and Marina was a tiny harbor with a nice bar and restaurant. Late in the afternoon a group of boats came in from Pickwick Lake for a Halloween party.
Saturday morning we were up and out as the sun started coming up headed to Aqua Yacht about 49 miles up the Tennessee River.
Nice sunrise!
Headed into the Pickwick Lock
Aqua Yacht is a large marina with full facilities, restaurant and 3 loaner cars!
After a 3 night stay in Aqua Yacht we were off again headed to Florence for a couple of days to provision and prepare for the American Great Loop Cruisers Association Fall Rendezvous at Joe Wheeler Sate Park.
Happy Halloween!
The Wilson lock was the largest lock that we have been through so far. It has a lift of 84 feet!
The boat behind us on the dock had underwater lighting that attracted two large Gars each night.
We were up and leaving Florence before dawn. There were 8 boats headed to Joe Wheeler and the Wilson lock master said that if we arrived at the lock by 6:30, he would get us through before they start barge traffic that morning. It was cold, dark and foggy heading out!
Once at the top of the lock, the fog started to lift.
We arrived at Joe Wheeler State Park, which would be our home for a week attending the AGLCA Fall Rendezvous.
We were one of first few to make it to the lodge.
We were welcomed by a flock of White Pelicans!
There were 45 boats in attendance with 277 attendees. The week was busy with route briefings covering the Tenn-Tomm waterway to Mobile Alabama, around the state of Florida and up the east coast to Norfolk Virginia including a side trip to the Bahamas. We opened Cheers up for 3 evenings for the Looper Crawl, where attendees could tour boats on the dock.
Tailgate before the start of the rendezvous.
Group photo
Up next we start our trip south to warmer weather!
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