Spirit in the sky

It was an uneventful day which is a good thing in boating.  The chilly morning kept us in bed a little longer than usual, but we also knew we didn't have far to go.  Departure happened at about eight o'clock with the wind helping to blow us off the dock.  We didn't realize quite how stiff that north wind was blowing in Guntersville's little harbor there.  Once we were out on the open lake it was a bit choppy.  That subsided the farther we traveled as the lake narrows down.  We traveled 31 miles today to anchor in Jones Creek.  We were originally concerned with how open this anchorage is, but it was not bad at all in here.  We did travel back a little farther than we usually do just to get a little more wind protection.
We spent just a little time exploring the cove in our dinghy.  It is still amazing to see exactly where the tornado went through here back in 2011 a few days before we anchored then.  It is good to see though that the Boy Scout Camp looks to be improving and expanding considering the damage it had.  When we turned around to head back to the boat though we realized that that end of the harbor was a bit choppy compared to where we anchored.  Love the wind protection of the mountains as we get closer to home.
It seems like almost every time we anchor we say it is one of our favorites.  This one is no exception.  It is so large you feel like you are on your own private lake because you can barely see the passing boats on the river, yet protected by the surrounding landscape.  It is a bit intimidating to come in the small marked channel so I guess that keeps a lot of boaters out of here.  I'm betting we won't have that luck the rest of this holiday weekend.

Sunset in Jones Creek