After 735 miles and 16 locks, PlayDough arrived at Hales Bar Marina at 1:30 pm on Mar. 13, 2008. There were distinct differences in the last leg of the trip. The waters changed from the narrow murky rivers to the wide clear chain of lakes on the TN. The banks got steeper and the number of houses increased. Oh yes, and the price of diesel fuel increased as well. Our cheapest fuel was $3.15 per gallon at Demopolis, AL and Hales Bar Marina's price was $3.89 when we arrived.
PlayDough will sit at Hale's Bar for a while. We'll be making weekend trips to the boat while we're cleaning and arranging things. We'll be doing some short cruises in the Chattanooga area. There are some maintainence items to get done and some more gadgetry that I want to install before we start venturing out long distances.
"One of the many Homes along the TN River"
"Cliffs Along the TN River"
"Approaching Hales Bar Marina"
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