DAY 9-MILES TRAVELED 96

9/25 Pulled up anchor and headed our last 7 miles on the Mississippi. At Cairo (pronounced kay-row by the locals) we made a left and headed up the Ohio. The current was running against us about 4 miles an hour average. Now it is red on the right as far as the markers. The river is about 15 feet higher than normal so lots of debris in it. As close as we watched, there was something with our name on it and wham, we hit it. Crap. We instantly felt a vibration. We’ll have the boat pulled and put our spare props on. Listening to the radio we hear constant chatter from the barge traffic. They call the Ohio River the O H. Two of the locks on the Ohio were underwater so we just drove over them. It was creepy. We made the decision to travel up the Cumberland which is 25 miles longer than going up the Tennessee River into Kentucky Lake and crossing to Barkley Lake. Which is where the Green Turtle Bay Resort is. And our destination. The Tennessee is shorter but has much more barge traffic and you can be stuck at the lock for up to 8 hours. The Cumberland is very deep. About 40 feet deep, but very narrow. It’s maybe 150 yards across most of the way. We finally arrived at Green Turtle Bay and several days of rest. Ross made arrangements to have the boat pulled. This will happen on Monday morning. Ate up at the buffet here at the resort. One thing I can say about Kentucky is these people know gravy!!!! Mmm, mmm, mmm.