There are a couple of sets of municipal (free) docks along Louisville's river front parks. We chose the ones next to Tumbleweeds restaurant, and will be meeting Ty and Fran there for dinner tonight. (Ty is Pam's brother.)
People in the park by us are setting up tents and a beer truck for some sort of an event, so we inquired what was going on. Tomorrow is the annual jug band concert. We might stay an extra day.
Judging from the height of the pilings, we should be ok if the river rises a little overnight.
After we got all tied up, we walked the path along the river to the next set of municipal docks. There are only sailboats tied up there, and they're setting up tents over there as well. Again, we asked someone what is happening, and learned that there's a regatta this weekend. "Sail for the Cure." As I've said before, the sailing community is a small group here in the Midwest, and we quickly found two guys from the old days who had been in our store.
On the way from our launch site to the docks, we saw this Corps of Engineers barge going up river--the same direction we will be going. It took me a while to figure out what is on the barge. There's a large crane, and I'm pretty sure those things that look like two walls are gates for a lock. I only hope it's not for a lock we will be passing through. Might cause a slight delay while they hang those.
Here's our boat neighbor.
It is our plan to go as far as Point Pleasant, West Virginia. (Beware the Mothman) We'll meet Dawg and Richman near there in Gallipolis, OH. Pam will drive their car back home, and Dawg and Richman will return downstream with me.
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Alright, the adventure begins! Thanks for keeping us up to date.
ReplyDeleteSee you on the river soon.
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