Day #73 - Sugar Bay, KY
October 12th, 2008
ANOTHER fantastic Kentucky fall morning. 83 and sunny expected today.
This morning we left the beautiful and comfortable Green Turtle Bay for an anchorage in Sugar Bay. We will again meet up with Charlotte and Bob on Foreign Exchange. Hard to believe that our stay at GTB is ending. So much of the trip, once you leave Chicago (which was over a month ago), is heading to Green Turtle Bay. That signifies that you are off of the river system and heading into the beautiful waters of the Cumberland River, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. We are excited to explore some of these areas we have heard so much about as we did the planning for this trip. The area we are currently in is called “The Land Between the Lakes” as is very scenic.
We arrived at Sugar Harbor (11.8 miles and 1.5 hours) and it is beautiful here. We are putting the dinghy in the water and will go exploring some of the little inlets and coves that are everywhere.
Nice to meet up with Bob and Charlotte again. After lunch we each took our dinghies and explored a bit in the bays. Bob has a map of the area and we went ashore and hiked through the woods for quite a long way. We came across a cemetery from 1930. There was only one grave stone and it was for the Higgins family infant son who was “borned dead.” Apparently, The Tennessee Valley Authority came through this area in the 1940s and bought up most of the land. They preserved the Homesteads and the cemeteries are marked and preserved.
Not sure how the internet connection will be as we work our way to Alabama, but certainly will keep in touch when we can. The next stopping point is Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville, AL where we will meet up with many acquaintances we have met along the way at the AGLCA Rendezvous from October 20-23.
One Response to “Day #73 - Sugar Bay, KY”
By Mary Word on Oct 17, 2008
Hi, Andy. I’ve been keeping up some with the trip y’all are on. How amazing that you are missing all this “business” fun to visit so many great places.
On Day 12, you were in the area where our family lived for a period of time. Beautiful.
I hope y’all have a great trip and enjoy your time!