Pickwick

Hey ......I'm back.....After dropping Don at the Nashville airport Jerry came on the Knoxville to get me....nice not having to drive by myself......First day back we cleaned the boat inside and out....up today early to get a good start for Pickwick........... The ride was pretty uneventful...thank you very much! The houses and rocks were varied along the waterway....we tried to capture some of it for you guys who follow our blog....

Who's your Daddy?......Looks like this barge ended up in the dirt???? We just wondered how that happened?

When you are just cruising......boardom sometimes sets in.....we imagined all sorts of things in these canisters..............doesn't take much to keep us entertained...............

The houses along the way all seemed to be built up.......probably for flooding.....the walk down to the water was steep and rocky....and mostly no docks..............

I imagine the views are nice................

We came upon 3 men in a boat.....waving and yelling for assistance....we thought maybe they were fishermen....but there were not any rods or bait on the boat.......just Bud Light.......We pulled them a mile or two to their dock.....Hope they made it! I think this home has seen better days.......................

And then there is this............just on the opposite end of the spectrum..........We appreciate how pretty it is....but all I can think of is the number of baths to clean and the windows......forget it!

The boat is really enough to handle....and anyway....I wouldn't be able to ever find Jerry in there!

The lock to Pickwick was easy......late in the day and we were the only boat there.......not hard to get back in the swing of things..............

And then here we are......ABOUT TO CROSS OUR WAKE.........I had wondered what emotion would come to mind....and quite honestly thought it would be one of relief.....and excitement that we would going home. You know, this last 10 months on the boat has been life changing.....and I feel a little sad that it is over. What an experience we have had.....and how truly lucky ,we all are.....us loopers and cruisers just to have the opportunity to do this..................

We think the rainbow was our sign..........................just as we were crossing.....there it was..............Awesome..............

You know Jerry......this would be the exact SPOT we crossed our wake..........ha

The marker where the Tennessee meets the Tombigbee..................

And here we are .....taking pictures of each other in our celebration of our accomplishment.....and you know .......what a great year long honeymoon.

I suppose sometimes when we are at home....we just do not take the time to see this kind of things......and how truly beautiful this place where we live ...............

And here we are .....all done with the Loop.....another 400 miles and 7 locks to go back to Knoxville....and we will be home.....but you know............we feel at home here.......Sea la Vie has been our home for 10 months.....She did good!