Tsunami

We tied up last night along the free wall at Augusta, KY.  Rich got the steerage section all set up, and we had a quiet night until about 2:30 am.  Something went down the river and created a tsunami wake that almost put us up on top the wall.    I rolled from side in the V-berth and everything fell off the counter in the galley--including a full gallon of water. We all got up to see what had happened, but couldn't see anything.  Figured it was the mothman.

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As we travel the river, we depend on the Corps of Engineers charts and Quimby's cruising guide.  The charts show us the location of marinas, and Quimby's tells us if there's gas available, transient slips, etc.   Quimby's listed the Steamboat Marina as having gas and slips available as well as a restaurant and groceries.  Here's the entire place.

Finally saw another river cruiser today.

The river has a lot more debris and snags that we saw going up stream.  It also seems muddier.  Must have had a lot of rain somewhere.

We're staying tonight in a marina that's much too nice for guys like us.  The Four Seasons Marina near Cincinnati.  We got lost twice trying to find our slip in here,  I had called on the phone, got our slip number, and asked directions.  We stopped at the gas dock and again asked directions.  Finally, I pulled into an empty slip and sent Rich up to the office to ask where our slip was.  He came back out with the harbormaster who said he's seen us circling around, and told us to just stay where we were. He'd change the slip number.

I told Rich he had to wait until after dark to set up the steerage section.

A lot of the people in the marina are taking their boats out tonight.  The Riverbend concert venue is just upriver from here.  We saw Toby Kieth's tour bus there when we came by.  He's performing tonight.  People take their boats out near Riverbend and anchor to listen to the concerts.   They say it's bank to bank boats when Jimmy Buffett is here.

The weather is about to get worse.  Today may have been the first day without rain.  (The forecast calls for rain at 9 pm.)  Tomorrow is to be much cooler and windy (with rain of course.)  Rich is already starting to whine about sleeping outside in steerage when the temperature drops into the mid 30's.  He told me today that he votes for going on fast back to Louisville, and going home a day or two early.  Like he thinks this boat is a democracy and his vote counts for anything.