After a big day of cruising, we deployed the dinghy to visit the small town of Smithland. (2 miles upstream) Returning at dusk we excited a school of Asian Carp - one ahead of us, two along side, and hundreds behind us in our wake! Sheli screamed and Steve said "I warned you, but you wanted to go anyway!" We were lucky not to be hit or land one in the dinghy. We heard about one looper who had their porthole open and a carp jumped through and landed in their stateroom without their knowledge. They later went down and found a bloody mess! Yuck! Another looper found 27 dead carp in his dinghy hanging off the back of his boat! Double yuck!
On Wednesday morning, we left our anchorage with the NanseaAnn and Freedom pulled in behind us. We headed up the Cumberland River. This is a much more narrow river and very senic. We traveled thirty one miles to the lock and dam at Barkley Lake. We lifted 57 feet! Shortly after clearing the lock, we arrived at Green Turtle Bay Marina. This is the home port of the NanseaAnn. Congratulations to them for crossing their wake and completing their loop - after 23 months!
On Thursday, the folks from the NanseaAnn let us use their car to drive to Paducah for groceries and oil change supplies. Late after noon we went for a dinghy ride on Lake Barkley. At night we enjoyed dinner at Patti's Settlement with our friends from the NanseaAnn, Freedom and Just Us to celebrate the NanseaAnn's accomplishment.
Queen of the Mississippi 
We passed a mining operation using trucks similar to what we saw at the CAT Visitor Center in Peoria.
Sheli reading to enter the lock!
Freedom and a tug in the lock. Going up!
NanseaAnn crossing their wake
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