GRAND RIVERS, KY TO CADIZ, KY

Tuesday, August 26th to Thursday, August 28th, 2014

Day 22-24
Miles Traveled on Thursday: 27
Total Miles Traveled: 643


  Tuesday and Wednesday we stayed at Green Turtle Bay Marina and Resort.  This was a great place to stop and relax for a few days and have some repair work done on the boat.  The port side electrical receptacles had stopped working a few days back, and we were able to get them fixed.  Our TV also decided to quit working.  We ordered one from WalMart and had it shipped to the marina.  So now we have a functioning TV again, although we haven't watched any since starting The Loop.  Once all our jobs were done, we relaxed by one of two pools available to guests at the marina. 

  We also ate two great meals with new "looper" friends.  We took a golf cart, with Dan and Cheryl aboard "Jus Pokin", to the famous Patti's restaurant.  Patti's 1880's Restaurant serves a fabulous 2 inch pork chop, which Dan and I split and we still brought some leftovers home.  However, the best part of this meal was dessert - 17 choices.  Our choice was the Boo Boo Pie - which was like a Mounds candy bar pie.  YUM !!
To see a list of all the scrumptous dessert options we had to pick from go to: http://www.pattis-settlement.com/pattis_menu_dinner.htm#dessert


  Green Turtle Bay is a first class marina and resort with lots of amenities.  It is a great place to stay by water, or by land, for a week or long weekend.  They even provide turtles to greet you as you arrive.  

Welcoming Turtle at Green Turtle Bay Marina and Resort

For more about Green Turtle Bay Marina and Resort click on: http://www.greenturtlebay.com/

  
  Thursday we cruised upriver on the Cumberland River through Lake Barkley.  Although it is a very wide body of water, many areas are shallow and staying in the marked channel is a must.  This channel winds back and forth across the "lake" several different times.  

  Of interest was the Kentucky State Penitentiary which sits along the shoreline.  Also known as "The Castle on The Cumberland", this is Kentucky's only maximum-security prison.   The main building was completed in 1888.  

Kentucky State Penitentiary

  We arrived at Lake Barkley Marina early afternoon.  We met many nice people there and were given a pontoon boat ride tour of the Little River by some of the local boaters. 
  The day ended with dinner at the Lake Barkley State Park Lodge with a couple, Rick and Monica, who own a boat just like ours.  They are currently planning their Great Loop trip which will start in Fall of next year.  They were docked at Lake Barkley Marina just 2 slips down from us.