Augusta, KY

We could never find someone to pump gas at the Manhattan Marina, so we gave up and and headed out on the river.  I called a little marina about a mile up river, and found that they have a pay at the pump, so I swiped my card and filled up.

Another beautiful day........................

We needed to go through another lock today, and I was hoping it would go better than the last one.  When we arrived at the lock, there was a tow boat with barges just about ready to enter.  The Jean Atkins.

I called the lockmaster, and told him we would wait for him to lock through the tow boat, and be ready to go as soon as he was finished.  The Jean Atkins captain called the lock on the VHF and said he didn't mind if we went through with him.  I called back and said we were small, and if there was room, we'd do it.  We've been through a lot of locks, but this is the first time we've shared one with a barge.  The lockmaster told us to go in first.

The locks are 110' wide, and the barges are 105' wide.

We survived without any problems, and thanked the lockmaster and the captain.  Since it's only us and the tow boats on the river, we leave our VHF on channel 13 all the time.  We have found the tow boat captains to be very courteous and pleasant. 

I guess we need to add a spelling class at my college.

The children's prisons along the river are more ornate that the ones we have at home.

We're docked tonight on a free wall in hysterical Augusta, KY.  That first little bump on the shore is us.

Where we stayed yesterday, the marina and restaurant were closed on Tuesdays.  Today in hysterical Augusta, KY, everything is closed on Wednesdays.  We found the house where Rosemary Clooney grew up.  (Her nephew George grew up in Augusta too.)  This is Rosemary's house.  It's closed on Wednesdays.

 

We finally found the Parkview Inn, which was open on Wednesday, and had a great buffet dinner (or as one of the locals said..."bouffay").  It really was delicious, and very reasonably priced.  The inn was built in 1836, and was full of antiques and other hysterical items.

We were able to see the sun for about 5 minutes today.  Immediately following a downpour, the sky parted for the sunset.  That's the Augusta ferry crossing over to Ohio.