After a few days enjoying Nashville, we were back at the Clarksville Marina for the second time. We left the boat there for two weeks while we took a trip to Wisconsin and Texas for a quick visit with the fam, back to the boat for a few days, then a quick run to Fort … Continue reading An Ode to Clarksville, Tennessee

Our time in Nashville has come to an end. We left on a beautiful Saturday morning. As we were packing up, we heard the unexpected sound of a Jody. We looked above us and saw the heads of a military unit (like, the actual heads, not the leaders, necessarily) marching across the bridge. The part … Continue reading Nashville to Clarksville: Movin’ to the ‘burbs

We were in Nashville Monday through Saturday morning. Owen worked the weekdays, then went out and about for dinner and or whatever in the evenings. The dock was in a great location. The gate was not obvious to the normal passersby, and it was far enough away from the shore to prevent any shenanigans from … Continue reading Nashville: A Week Downtown

It was time to say goodbye to Green Turtle and hello to our side trip. We're going to Nashville. It's just over 160 miles to our destination, and we decided to make it a two-day trip. We planned to leave at sunrise, but it was raining pretty hard when we woke up. We slept for … Continue reading Green Turtle Bay to Clarksville: Dreary Labor Day Weekend

Our boat neighbor's advice last night was on target. We had a nice night on the inside of the Paducah dock. The overnight tow traffic may have rocked us a little bit, but it was a smooth night. We did notice a bit of pedestrian traffic on the dock, but the people are either checking … Continue reading Paducah to Green Turtle: When It Rains, It Pours

After a week of work and a trip home to move a kid back to college, we're back at it. Just before sunrise, we pushed off the dock in Grafton (we love that little town!) and headed south. Our goal was to make it to Paducah this weekend, and we hoped to manage it in … Continue reading Grafton to Kaskaskia: Big Milestones

We left the Logsdon Tug Barge this morning in dramatic fashion. Owen untied the lines, as usual, and I collected them, as usual. Except that as soon as he, um, threw the bowline, the boat tilted away from the barge...with Owen still on the barge. Thankfully, we were able to reconnect so that we didn't … Continue reading Beardstown to Grafton: The Confluence

Well that was an eventful day. A couple days ago, we were in contact with IVY Club to see if their entryway was deep enough to accommodate our 4.5' draft. That day, they were not confident it was. The concern was that it might be deep enough to get in, but then if the water … Continue reading Ottawa to Peoria: Maybe Don’t Boat Through a Storm

We left Joliet early in the morning, as we knew the bridge we needed to be lifted did not lift during rush hour. That was super easy with zero hassle. We had a brief wait for the Brandon Road Lock and were on our way. We were excited to pass under the I-55 bridge. We … Continue reading Joliet to Ottawa: Locks? NBD

Today was a a day of modern marvels as we left lake Michigan and entered the river on our way to Joliet. To prepare for the day, Owen lowered our antenna and removed our anchor light to prepare for the height restrictions under the bridges. Our first "first" of the day was the lock on … Continue reading Chicago to Joliet: Buildings, Bridges, and Locks