We had a great night and were not bothered by the many passing tows. After breakfast, we continued our trip to the Cumberland River. We passed the historic rivertown of Paducah, KY. Like Cape Girardeau, Paducah has built a wall around its down town area to protect it from the springtime floods. The openings in the wall are closed off by hydraulic doors, whose tops are even with the pavement.
The shortest distance from Paducah to Grand Rivers, our destination, would have been via the Kentucky Locks. However this lock is very busy with commercial traffic and waits up to 3 or more hours are possible. The last time we went through, we ended up waiting until 3:00 a.m. In view of this, we continued some miles to the Cumberland River. Len and Carrie had a greaty time spotting many different birds.
When we arrived at the Cumberland Lock, the doors were just closing. We had to wait for about 30 minutes before it was our turn. Once having locked through, we had just a mile to go to Green Turtle Bay Marina. The Marco Polo II will be docked here for a month. On October 17 we will be back onboard for the next stretch of our Great Loop trip - this one will last one month. Therefore do not expect additional information until October 18.
We had a great night and were not bothered by the many passing tows. After breakfast, we continued our trip to the Cumberland River. We passed the historic rivertown of Paducah, KY. Like Cape Girardeau, Paducah has built a wall around its down town area to protect it from the springtime floods. The openings in the wall are closed off by hydraulic doors, whose tops are even with the pavement.
The shortest distance from Paducah to Grand Rivers, our destination, would have been via the Kentucky Locks. However this lock is very busy with commercial traffic and waits up to 3 or more hours are possible. The last time we went through, we ended up waiting until 3:00 a.m. In view of this, we continued some miles to the Cumberland River. Len and Carrie had a greaty time spotting many different birds.
When we arrived at the Cumberland Lock, the doors were just closing. We had to wait for about 30 minutes before it was our turn. Once having locked through, we had just a mile to go to Green Turtle Bay Marina. The Marco Polo II will be docked here for a month. On October 17 we will be back onboard for the next stretch of our Great Loop trip - this one will last one month. Therefore do not expect additional information until October 18.
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