I provided the communication link for the day...Hunt the lockmaster at Barkley lock and dam became my new best friend....there are issues with a Kentucky Lock and Barkley lock. Workers and construction trying to thwart progress of those nasty Asian Carp....we got the scoop from Hunt and then we added those four gas cans to our tank and the Paducah guys showed up so we bought 50 gallons more...though the hose would only reach the one tank...so we’re a little lopsided. Some would say that’s normal for us. ...contacted SaSea Sally and Taryn Aweigh..left Paducah in a parade headed for the Cumberland River... it’s Sunday...not many tows. Weather looks good!! 30% chance of late afternoon storms...but we hope to be there!

Yeah, right! I’m not buying s lottery ticket today! Just like yesterday...we watched that thunderhead develop...wind came up...and we drove right into it...slow going! Shower was brief but just a nerve racking....and as luck would have it we rounded to bend facing the lock just as the working dredge had quit for the day and was going up. We all fit in quite nicely for the 57’ lift into Barkley Lake! Thank you, Hunt!!

Taryn Aweigh peeled off to go anchor out and enjoy some quiet...SaSea Sally headed to the transient dock...and we headed to pier 5...trying to find slip 20... where we thought it would be! All full....so we headed to the gas dock.

A little walking and talking...filed our application to join the Yacht club...and we’ve arrived.  It seems that Slip 20 is on the back side of the pier...shade in the afternoon and it already has a small deck built at the front. It does seems a little unkept...so first thing tomorrow is rental car and purchase of a power washer!

In the mean time it’s off to celebration dinner at the Yacht club ...woo hoo! We are finally here!!