Spending time at Grand Harbor Marina

Memorials at Shiloh

One of the cannons on display

A peak of the Tennessee River

Jim and Dale
"Sweet Pea"




Sweet Pea and NautiNell anchored on
Pickwick Lake

  After a wonderful anchorage in Short Hollow on Pickwick Lake we headed out to Grand Harbor Marina.  It was only a few miles across the lake.  We had spent the evening rafted with Sweet Pea.  We even played a game of Mexican Train. There definitely needs to be a rematch!!

Shiloh Church at the Shiloh Battleground

One of our Looper friends going up the Tennessee River where
we had just been a few days before



Along the Tennessee River





Beautiful colors along the Tennessee

 


Early morning fog on Pickwick Lake

 


Beautiful Sunset on the Tennessee River

 


Fun at Freddie T's!

When we arrived at the marina, we found there were several Loopers there already!  A lot of them would be heading on to Joe Wheeler in a few days.  There were at least 20 Looper boats - with more to come!  For dinner we rounded up a shuttle van that took 6 couples to Freddie T's.  Freddie T's is a really neat place - decorated "Island Style".  Good food and good company!  The van would only hold 12 so someone had to ride in the cargo area.  Thanks Sid!  Ha!

Saturday was a beautiful day.  There was a Spa next to the marina so several Loopers were able to get haircuts, manicures and even massages!  I got a pedicure!  Wow!  I felt I was among civilization again.  LOL!  All of us seemed to just want to relax and linger around the marina.  We tried to soak up all the warmth we could - because the forecasts were telling us it wasn't going to last.

Sunday we took the courtesy car along with Jim and Dale for the day.  We went to Shiloh Military Park.  This is the site of the great two-day battle that took place during the Civil War in April 1862.  There were approximately 24,000 casualties there.  This area consists of 4000 acres and is located right along the Tennessee River.  This whole area is rich in history. If you haven't been there, I highly recommend it.

We had lunch at the Broken Spoke and stopped at the grocery store on our way back.  When we did return we found even more Loopers had arrived.   

On Monday we pretty much just hung out and enjoyed our LAST warm day for a while.  It was a really beautiful day. We cleaned NautiNell – Mike cleaned the outside while I worked on the inside. She's really looking good now – a big improvement from the time I first saw her in March!

Tuesday we went into town to pick up a few things. We stopped for lunch at Viv's BBQ. Turns out – this is the same place that we all had gone to about 6 or 7 years ago when we were here with the Smiths and Longeneckers in our smaller boats. At that time – they had no idea what a red beer was. Guess what – they still don't. At least that isn't what they call them. Mike was happy to explain it to them. We had a really great lunch. Hopefully we can get back there again before we head on down the river. It's our kind of place…………….!

The weather forecasts were right. It turned cold Tuesday afternoon and began to rain. By Wednesday morning it was in the high 30s and extremely "yucky". We had already planned to stick around for a few more days. The marina gives you a break if you stay a week. We had nowhere to be and no time schedule to get there. We weren't looking forward to anchoring in the rain and cold anyway.

So far, we have spent the day pretty much inside the boat. Mike put on a big pot of chili. Looking forward to dinner tonight! Sweet Pea is going to join us.

Till next time!

Admiral "C"