Leaving Nashville we are now set to move to our final spot.\u00a0 We have to lock up Old Hickory Lock and travel about 30 miles or so to get there.\u00a0 It’s a nice quiet drive passing only a couple barges.\u00a0 There are tons of fishermen which causes us to slow and reduce our wake.\u00a0 Homes are up on bluffs with long staircases coming down to their boats.\u00a0 There are a lot of pontoon style boats, fishing boats and run abouts on the Cumberland.\u00a0 We can see the water level that spring brings on the mud lined rockface.\u00a0 Boats have lifts that lift them up.\u00a0 Some are up about 50 or more feet from the water’s edge to beat the spring flooding.<\/p>\n
The river is narrow but again, the barges and their tows have to get through.\u00a0 Stay on the channel and use your charts and you’re good.<\/p>\n
Making our way to Old Hickory Lock where we wait until the lockmaster drains the lock for us.\u00a0 It’s a good wait as this is a 57 foot high lock.\u00a0 There are fisherman just waiting below the lock doors for their perfect catch.\u00a0 As the lock doors open we head in and tie to a bollard.\u00a0 The bollard floats up with us again and makes this lock super easy.\u00a0 It’s a bit cool today.\u00a0 Only 85 and little sun so locking is pleasant compared to some I’ve done.<\/p>\n
We are only about 1\/2 mile away from Anchor High Marina when we leave the dock.\u00a0 We head over for a top up of diesel and it is apparent that they have been waiting for us.\u00a0 The attendant says “You’re the ones we have been hearing about”.\u00a0 We talk a bit and head over to our slip.\u00a0 This is super sweet.\u00a0 A covered metal slip in a condo style boating experience.\u00a0 I want this to take home.\u00a0 What a great idea to have these boats covered.\u00a0 The drawback here is that your power is on a meter.\u00a0 Just like a house.\u00a0 No one uses their air conditioner unless they need it.<\/p>\n
After lunch we decide that we would like to take a dip in Old Hickory Lake.\u00a0 We are shown a couple places to go and drop Low Voltage and dingy over.\u00a0 Again Old Hickory Lake was formed when the locks were made so the lake is not entirely open for boating.\u00a0 You must follow the old river bed that winds through the lake.\u00a0 We find Wedding Cove and Skinny Dip Bay to be perfect.\u00a0 Tons of boats are in Skinny Dip Bay with waist high water so smaller boats are anchored here with the larger boats off to the one side all rafted together.\u00a0 It’s a big party.\u00a0 We anchor in the dingy and have a quick swim.\u00a0 The storm that was forecasted starts to roll in.\u00a0 We start the 15 minute trip back and stop in Wedding Cove.\u00a0 There are a couple boats there getting ready to leave.\u00a0 Turns out one of them is a fellow Scott knows from work.\u00a0 So we talk a bit and then we all head for cover at our marinas on the lake.<\/p>\n
This marks the end of our journey.<\/p>\n
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