on the water in Decatur, AL

[Swimparent]

John-
We have long wanted to come to Knoxville on the boat (I should say Bill has long wanted to come by boat). This may be the year as our daughter is in the band at UA and they will travel to Knoxville this fall for the last time (I hope) of her college career. We came to the game two years ago and spent some time on the river during a pep rally on a paddlewheeler. Everyone looked like they were having a great time. There were lots of Alabama flags and UT flags flying!

Many years ago, the UA Alumni in Chattanooga started hosting a pep rally and the band and cheerleaders stop there on their way to Knoxville. So the weekend started there at lunch on Friday. Two years ago I think there were almost a thousand people there. It was a fun time.

Then it was on to Knoxville. We stayed at the Hilton and walked down for the cruise hosted by the UA Alumni of East Tennessee (included some band members and cheerleaders) on Friday night, then the game on Saturday after lunch at the Copper Cellar. We won the game, but who cares...what a great weekend. Knoxville is a great college football town. Nothing like a stadium that overlooks the Tennessee River!

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[Smile Maker]

OK - enough goofing off reading the boards. I am going to cut out and head to the lake! :thumbsup:

 

[penguin]

@chuck1, I found the second link before and have printed a good portion of them on legal printer.

@loneranger, I've only scanned the website for Jerry Hay; however, saw the pics of Hale Bar Marina and am very interested in those floating cabins. That looks cool. I'm going to have to keep digging as it looks like there are quite a few nooks that I would probably blast right on by. Keep it coming!

@everyone else...For others, I'm a part-time photographer and have an ok printer. I can print the charts that chuck1 mentioned very easily. So, if you need some, just email me at mcdansg @ gmail . com with the ones you need. Make sure you send me an address so I mail them to the right place.

It's no biggy for me to run them off. However, they would be on standard paper and you would need some way to waterproof them if necessary. I've been trying to find a legal-sized three-ring binder but haven't yet. So, I just stapled mine together in order. I'm fortunate enough to be able to reprint if I ruin one. But, that isn't going to help me if I ruin one in the middle of a longer trip.

 

[penguin]

@smile maker, made it to the boat today . My son had Easter events at daycare today that were his top priority. The Mrs. and I dropped him off and went straight to the boat. Ran upstream to what we believe are "the Bluffs" (on the river, we were straight south of the airport, on south side of river). Anchored, had lunch, did some more cleaning inside, and then got back in time to catch our son's easter egg hunt at school. In short, an amazing day. And this is only the second time officially out having fun

 

[sprink56]

@smile maker, made it to the boat today . My son had Easter events at daycare today that were his top priority. The Mrs. and I dropped him off and went straight to the boat. Ran upstream to what we believe are "the Bluffs" (on the river, we were straight south of the airport, on south side of river). Anchored, had lunch, did some more cleaning inside, and then got back in time to catch our son's easter egg hunt at school. In short, an amazing day. And this is only the second time officially out having fun

"did some more cleaning inside" sometimes...that can be a lot of fun...:grin:...boating is great recreation.:thumbsup:

 

[370Dancer]

As I am boatless at the moment at Ditto, I took my Magma grill, my bicycle, and a little sauce to the empty slip this afternoon. Hung out with my newfound friends in the N.A.B.A., and then cooked a couple of rib eyes while watching the sun set over the 231 bridge. Gotta say I don't miss Florida when I can do this. All I need now is a boat.
If you have any favorite haulers running between Florida and Alabama, push them my way. 2600 in Feb turned into 3400 in March. Must be the "season".

 

[penguin]

"did some more cleaning inside" sometimes...that can be a lot of fun...:grin:...boating is great recreation.:thumbsup:

Actually, it was. We got the boat in late January; however, the boat had basically been untouched since September of last year. Nothing bad, just dusty from sitting idle for six months.

Wiping out the inside of the frig while on the hook made for a great day! :thumbsup: