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We’ve made great progress over the past few days. So much so that each day we have tied into our spot at the day’s marina, eaten, pooped the pets and gone to bed. We’ve figured out the Locking thing now and that seems easy as well. What a difference a few days make! We set…

We cruised from Paris to Cuba today, in only eight hours (Paris Landing, TN to Cuba Landing TN). With the daylight hours short in these parts this time of year, we pushed off at first light, a little after 7 a.m. Smooth sailing, and no locks today. Some beautiful houses along the river, but given…

Yesterday we cruised from Green Turtle Bay 43 miles to Paris Landing State Park. The weather was sunny with very light breeze. The Kentucky Lake is beautiful and lined with beautiful homes along the shore. We set off at 7:30am for a longer cruise today. We will cover 100 miles in the next 2 days.…

Good morning. We’ve been at Green Turtle Bay Marina for 3 days, a combination of rest and repairs. The mount for the alternator was found broken so that went to the onsite mechanic shop to be welded. Repair made. Restocked food. We also had the great pleasure of dining at Pattie’s 1880 Settlement. Today we…

Today started in the dark, as mornings need to at a latitude & season where we find ourselves. By the time we had coffee and all the crew had donned ‘floaties’, it was light enough to embark in the dinghy for the pups to go ashore. Since rain was forecast, we put on full rain…

Wednesday we transitioned from the hotel back to the boat. The warm up was helping to melt the snow fast, but we scooped/swept all the snow off the deck of the boat to avoid black ice the following morning, if melted snow were to refreeze over night. Gear had to be stowed, and preparations made…

We woke up early and prepared the boat for the coming storm…extra mooring ropes, loose gear stowed, thru-hull fittings closed, freeze-prevention heaters in the engine room, heads and galley. The marina owner had a big four-door pickup truck and gave us a ride… dogs, luggage & all, to the hotel across town. Once unpacked, we…

80 miles including two locks today, and we’ve made it to safe harbor in Evansville, IN. Our friend Jan can’t join us cruising until January, but until then he follows our cameras and sends text messages including diagrams suggesting ways to improve our trips through the locks. Today’s diagram really worked, after we understood what…

We pushed off the fuel dock at Rocky Point Marina as the sun rose. We are incredibly grateful for the help of the marina staff yesterday in getting parts for the engine repair to get us underway. It will be a long day, 70 miles, to Evansville where a marina awaits to help us in…

The fuel injector tube #4 arrived via FedEx. Fortunately, the install was straightforward and our starboard engine is again running smoothly with no fuel leaks. The alternator pulley I ordered was instead delivered to our home in Florida. A friend picked them up and is shipping them ahead of us to Evansville, IN. The company…