Green Turtle Bay (Days 130–131)
We spent a couple of days at the GreenTurtle Resort in Grand Rivers Kentucky in what is known as “The Land Between the Lakes.” This refers to Kentucky Lake and Lake Barclay. We were the last boat to leave Paducah in the morning, passing by some dry dock repairs on the tugs that push the many river barges. It was interesting to see the large propellers that enable these vessels to push the huge loads. We caught up with our group at the Kentucky Dam. They had been waiting about an hour but we were able to go right in the chamber since we were one of the larger vessels we tied to the wall and our friends, Jerry and Denise from Nevadatude, rafted to us. You can see the Jackie B III peeking around the trawler. We were the first boat to arrive at the Green Turtle so after refueling we walked into town. There is a darling place called Patti’s 1880 Settlement which is a group of shops and an excellent restaurant. We couldn’t get a reservation the day we arrived. Mike led a gro...