Fast Hour

Our usual six o'clock departure time stayed true for this morning.  All we had to do was untie from "Conched Out Too" though.  No anchor lifting.
I pretty much let Bill and Patty enjoy the amazing scenery for this part of the Tennessee River known as the Grand Canyon of the Tennessee.  I figured the guide book pointed out most points of interest.  I did see one bald eagle land in a tree, but could not find it after that.
At 9:35 Central Daylight Time we entered into the Eastern Time Zone.  Man that hour flew by.
The Guntersville Yacht Club boats once again overtook us near Moccasin Bend.  I went ahead and called Erwin Riverfront to see if we could get on the floating Olgiatti Dock instead of the hard Aquarium Dock.  I let Bill and Patty get tied on the outside of the dock first so they could help grab my lines as I tied to the inside for my favored port side tie.  By around 12:30 p.m. we were settled in.
I rode Ray's bicycle to our friend Doug's who so graciously offered the use of his truck.  We decided to do some needed provisioning this afternoon.  It took all afternoon to get house batteries, oil, filters, a UPS package and liquor for "Conched Out Too".  We were way late for our 5:30 p.m. dinner date by time we got unloaded and Doug's truck back.
Once we were in Chattanooga, Bill realized why the Coca-Cola stage was not across from Hales Bar as the guide book said.  It's already down here for the Riverbend Festival.