At about 6:00 a.m., just about the time the alarm sounded, the wind seemed to pick up again. I heard it in the trees again, but we were barely moving. I could tell because the stars were barely moving. Perfect! It was a sunny, cloudless morning, so we were off by 7:20 a.m. Leaving the cove was almost treacherous as a bass boat was hauling down the river just as we came out. Good thing we were still easing out. Then of course as we were coming through the skinny Iron Gate cut-off, another bass boat was right there hauling through. I was not about to budge for my size, but he seemed to have the same idea. I guess he was finally the chicken as he slowed down and maneuvered around us. We timed it perfectly again for "Makin Memories" to fall in behind us from Sunset Cove and arrive at Watts Bar Lock two hours after our departure. The wind was blowing the right direction for their starboard down bound bollards only thankfully.
A continued uneventful day listening to the bear hunters some more. We got good time going down river and arrived at Island Cove Marina to pull in behind "Makin Memories" nine hours after our departure. It was a fun night with lots of different friends and family coming and going.
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