Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Nov. 25    Anchored in Higgins Bay    TR mm 37.3        68 miles

We pulled anchor at 7:30.  We had to take the hair dryer to the front isin glass to melt the frost from the outside and then wipe it down so we could see to drive.  It was 33 degrees.  Roy had the propane heater going on the fly bridge so it was nice and toasty .  We got about a mile down river and hit fog.  We stopped, put on the radar and saw something blocking the waterway.  We blew our fog horn every five minutes.  We inched our way till we got to the tow with 9 barges that was banked but almost blocking the river but we could get around them.  We drove for about 30 minutes in fog.  We only met two tows today.  There were quite a few little boats fishing cause the weather was clear and no wind.  Saw lots of deer blinds on the water where you can drive your boat in to shoot ducks. Our grandson would love it.  We were anchored today by 3:30 and had a beautiful sunset on the Tennessee River.

Everything on the boat is still working great.  Hope to get warmer as we head farther south. 

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