It is a long traveling day when you pull anchor at 7 am and don’t drop it again until 7:30 pm. We were quite comfortable with it, though, since we had some cloud cover and a bit of a breeze making it feel a little less hot than usual. Besides, we were ready for a good long cruise.
At 10 am, we stopped at Nickajack Marina for some diesel fuel and picked up a few bottles of diet pop. We had a lock and a railroad bridge to pass through but, fortunately, there was no waiting for either opening. We traveled 70 miles (62 nautical miles) and entered the anchorage at mile 379 in a place where we had stayed on the way upriver.
Upon entering the anchorage, we discovered a houseboat had arrived before us and anchored in the spot we had previously used. We made several attempts at anchoring some yards away from the other boat but were unable to get a good “set” due to the hydrilla and water milfoil clogging the anchor. The sky was looking a bit threatening and we wanted to be sure we would hold in case of a storm. Our only alternative was to tie to one of the three sets of pilings that were present in this Second Class harbor. We felt secure as the lightning lit up the not too distant sky. After dark, the houseboat pulled anchor and left – we weren’t sure if it was because of the weather or if they had only intended to stay for the day.
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