Time Well Spent

Things went so well today that I really don't have much to report once again. All my gauges were looking good, even the Volts gauge was holding at 12v. I still grin everytime I look at the Temp gauge and it's sitting on 174... such a good feeling after all the trouble we were having. We set sail at 7:55 ET in a light fog rising off the warm water into the cool morning breeze, we kept an eye out for any barges that might try to sneak up on us from thicker clouds. As the morning sun rose above the mountains the fog burned away in no time at all and we had clear sailing all the way to Guntersville Lock which was 15 miles away. We made good time through the chamber, about 45 minutes, as there was no other traffic in the area and once up onto the lake our speed picked up to a little over 7.5 mph... we were running about 6 to 6.5 in the narrower parts of the river. We had a 28 mile ride from the lock to Goose Pond Marina located near Scottsboro, Al. It was a beautiful ride because we are now seeing some mountains, some of them slop right down to the waters edge and suddenly end with a spectacular rock cliff. Not nearly as spectacular as the mountains but impressive in their own right were the large expensive homes on the rive banks, each with it's own pier and boathouse. I am always amazed that I rarely see anyone outside enjoying the fruits of their labor, maybe it's more enjoyable to imagine owning it than to actually own it.
We are tied up at Goose Pond Marina and we used the courtesy car to go to the grocery store then to Ruby Tuesday's where we enjoyed a very good meal. Tomorrow we head for Hales Bar Marina which is 53 miles away with one lock. The weather looks to be great for the next couple of days and I'm looking forward to getting back to my wife and home.

Ditto Landing Marina

Guntersville Lock

Guntersville Lake

Spectacular

Spectacular