September 25 / Day 127 / Paducah to Green Turtle Bay / 24.7 NM

Hosed off the May flies and left the dock about 7:30.  By 9:00 we were off the Ohio River and then on the Cumberland River. The Cumberland is much more scenic and tranquil than the Ohio.

Today's destination is Green Turtle Bay Marina.  It's a resort area on Kentucky lake and a favorite of the Loopers.  Although we did not all leave at the same time, there are nine Loopers headed for the Barkley lock.  The next three photos of our flotilla taken by our lead boat, Chemistry.

We called at 1:00 and we're told that it would be a minimum of three hours wait and maybe longer based on the priority of commercial tows.  We arrived at the lock about 2:00, put down our anchor and waited for the lock master's instructions.

We were told that a south bound tow who arrived before us at the lock had offered to let us go ahead of him.  THANK YOU!  We still had to wait for this very large lock to empty, lock through another tow, empty and open for us and that took til about 4:30.

Inside Barkley Lock

We then had a very short travel time to Green Turtle Bay to settle into our spot for the next few days.