Day #78 - Clifton, TN
October 17th, 2008
Today was a very informative day in Clifton, Tennessee. We had arranged for the courtesy vehicle at Clifton Marina for 11:00. Bob and Charlotte had researched the Battle at Shiloh from the Civil War. We drove about a half hour and entered at the Visitor Center in Savannah, TN. There we watched a 25 minute movie about the battle and toured a small museum. After that we took the half hour driving tour of the battlefield. It was very informative, well marked and it just reiterated the bravery of those young soldiers that walked right into the face of battle. For those of you who would like more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh.
After that, we found a hole-in-the-wall barbeque spot and had a fantastic lunch. The real stuff, heavily smoked, hot or mild sauce and the vinyl tablecloths to go along. Everyone was very friendly but it was obvious that we were not locals and everyone stared when we walked in.
Got back in the car and headed to the requisite Walmart knowing that we were going to be anchoring our for the next two nights and needing to prepare. Picked up what we needed and made a couple of phone calls. We have had NO cell reception for a couple of days and wanted to catch up. Unfortunately, ran out of time and wasn’t able to reach everyone I had wanted to. Hopefully will be back in range somewhere tomorrow.
Put the groceries away and Andy did some wiring that he wanted to do while we were at a marina. After he finished we headed up to the Friday Fish Fry here at the marina. They served fried cat fish, fried jalapenos, fried pickles, french fries, cole slaw and hush puppies. Won’t or shouldnt eat again for another weeek. Quite a local gathering and fun experience.
Headed out early tomorrow for a 60 mile run, one lock and then an anchorage. Pickwick Lake/Sulphur Creek is the destination.
