Onward And Upward

It felt like we were in the Sierra Nevadas

Where I grew up, Monterey, California, was one of the many places called home by Robert Louis Stevenson.  In fact, right downtown you can visit the rooming house that he lived in while a resident of the Monterey Peninsula.  Here is one of his great quotes that I have always felt spoke directly to me:

 "For my part I travel not to go anywhere,
 But to go.  I travel for travel's sake.
 The great affair is to move..."

So upon arriving at Bay Springs Lake, it reminded me of my time in California, especially in the mountains.  The farther north we travel, the better the scenery and clearer the water.  Once again, no one was around the marina save one resident greeter, a lady walking her dog.  So we hooked up, plugged in, and made some dinner.

It reminded us of the Sierra Nevada

The next morning as we were set to head out and just waiting for the lady to arrive at the marina store, a rather fierce storm blew in, complete with black sky, rain, thunder and lightning.  So we waited until the worst was over before heading on out. Didn't want to be the tallest target on the Lake. We had hoped to make it quite a way that day so that Nicole and the two grand girls, Gracie and Allie, wouldn't have to drive too far to meet up with us.  However, as it turned out, we only made it about forty miles up river to the Aqua Yacht Harbor just near Pickwick Lake. It is here that the TomTenn waterway meets the State lines of Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. We were soon to finally be sailing the Tennessee River.    And just about the time we arrived, we had to start opening up the enclosure on the boat because the heat was comin' back fast.  Earlier in the day, I wore a windbreaker... hard to imagine the temperature ranges.

A mountain View

We enjoyed our stay at Bay Springs.  It was a nice little corner of the world, I hope to see it again someday in my travels.