Good Bye Cumberland hello Tennessee

Good Bye Cumberland hello Tennessee

Our last days on the Cumberland River and Lake Barkley included revisiting Dover Island and hanging out in Eddy Creek. Both were quiet peaceful spots even though in Eddy Creek large impressive homes overlooked our anchorage. However, even mid-week there were bass boats and fishermen everywhere. Thankfully they head home at dark so nights were calm. Fog in the creek made for a late start, but then our short hop to Pisgah Bay only needed a few hours.  Pisgah is at mile 30 on Kentucky Lake formed by the Kentucky dam on the Tennessee River. We had walked over to view the dam from Green Turtle Bay Marina so when we glided through the channel connecting these two lakes, we were prepared for the wide sweep of water. (Lake Barkley in comparison was a narrow winding river compared to the vast Kentucky Lake.) We stopped at Pisgah because of the famed graffiti on the quarry walls. Well, it is said to be more art graffiti than the typical “Mary loves John” messages. Our photos do not convey the scope of this place which we visited by dinghy from our anchorage around the corner. We are posting a few of the more creative efforts for your enjoyment. From Pisgah Bay we cruised south on the lake to Paris Landing State Park Marina for a few days on power and cable TV – perfectly timed it to pick up the Saturday and Sunday football games! A few walks in the park balance the TV time…. And Steve had an opportunity to change the oil once again while I made bread. This beautiful spot is not close to shopping, but we did walk over to the Inn for dinner which was packed on this long holiday weekend.

 Reading about the New Madrid earthquake in the early 1800s and wandering if all the tilted rocks were caused by this long series of tremors?