ETC.

Bumpus Mills, Tenn. Proved to be an interesting, remote marina.  Bill, Steve and I were the only folks in the marina all night!  There was no cell or internet service, so I felt a little cut off from the world.  (Bill’s AT and T phone did work, yeah!)  Let’s just say we went to bed early for lack of anything else to do J  My blog from yesterday could not be sent, due to this technical difficulty.  After a fresh night’s sleep (no loud partiers here) I remembered a couple of important items I forgot in the blog yesterday.

Bumpus Mills TN.  A step back to a different time with wonderful people.

Nancy liked Bumpus, but with no phone and no one else around, she was a little spooked.  She was thinking too much about "Deliverence"

 

Just before we left Green Turtle Bay, we received “river info” on the radio.  One of the large locks on the Mississippi is closed until further notice.  The rock wall leading up to the chamber of the lock collapsed and the rocks fell into the channel.  This means all North bound and South bound barges, tugs and pleasure craft will have to stay put until it is fixed.  Already in one day, they had at least sixty barges just waiting!  We talked to a Looper at the marina who was the LAST boat out of the lock.  He reported the large doors were not opening properly, but he made it through!  If this would have happened to us, we might have been waiting at least two or more weeks…yikes.

Also, I mentioned that Barkley Lake was formed when they flooded thousands of acres.  On our GPS, as we go down the river, you can see old railroad beds, roadways and submerged trees that are covered with water.  We have read that several towns were completely bought out and flooded and are no more!  Kind of interesting to think what this looked like before it was a lake.  (Can you tell I have lots of time to daydream and think? J)

Barkley Lake Shore

 

It was a foggy morning, so we didn’t leave Bumpus Mills until 7:30.  We are on our way to Clarksville, Tenn and a brand new marina awaits us!  Ahhh the comforts we grow to love so well!  Our next blog will be from Nashville…talk soon!