Monday, October 11, 2010

Captain's Log: 10/11/10 (Day 24)

It truly is a new dawn/new world above Barkley Lock!!  This was the morning sunrise at Green Turtle Bay---the View from the back of our boat!  Do you think every morning above Lake Barkley will be like this?? Probably not....
But what has changed is there is a lot more people/boater that are doing the loop....probably around 20 plus boats---mostly couples and hey! WE be nearly the babies of the group!!   Here is a picture of  impromptu 5pm Cocktail Hour (with the Loopers) tonite  at the gas dock.  Note our boat in the background!!!  All of 10 steps to the party-----this is WAY too easy!!  One of the Loopers that are about done with the Loop noted/stated that after this experience "We don't know if we should re-join the AGLCA (America Great Loop Cruiser's Assoc.) or join AA and /or Weight Watchers"!!!!!

This is a perfect example of why that above statement is true....somebody is always organizing a trip to a restaurant .  This was Patti's (pretty famous in this area) for it's 2" pork chop and huge desserts....
This is the "looper group" at Patti's in Grand Rivers, KY. (from California to Australia!)

The major portion of today (6 hours) was spent "shopping"!!!  A courtesy car was obtained by 6 of us loopers and we went to Paducah, KY. a  1/2 hour drive from the marina.  The guys did their boat shopping at Home Depot , Auto Zone, Best Buy and were finished  in  one hour!!  So what the girls' did  in the other 4 hours I do not know!!!!
Dorene's turn to talk----well, us "girls" had not been to a MALL in a month or more, so.. we were in heaven obviously!  Even Walmart was a treat!!!    I even got a new pedicure that was sorely needed!  (boat life IS much rougher on the feet!!)    We all ate (again)! at a Mexican Restaurant with a pitcher of Margaritas of course!!   Stopped at a liquor store to "stock up"--(most counties for the next 200 miles by water are "dry" counties so hence the stockup!  --(obviously those of you who know me, I didn't need anymore wine) and yes I still have some of our homeade wine left!!!  But, with all these happy hour "sharings" it's going fast!!!

now....gotta go watch the Vikings Game--we are in heaven here cause they even have "cable hook-ups" for our TV's !!!!!   GO VIKES!!!

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