We actually slept quite well last night, considering we were right on the river. There was not much barge traffic and the only real wake we got was from some kind of power boat that went by us very fast.
As it turned out, first light was 9:00 a.m. It was very foggy when we woke up. Since we couldn’t go anywhere and weren’t in a hurry, Linda made blueberry pancakes for breakfast. As the fog cleared, we raised the anchor and headed out. We set a slower pace today as we didn’t plan on going very far, only about 20-25 miles to either Okatuppa Creek or Turkey Creek.
When we got to Okatuppa, Heritage was anchored but indicated there was plenty of room for us too. However, we decided to go the extra 2 miles and check out Turkey Creek. It was quite narrow, but seemed deep enough and so we decided to set the anchors and stay there. We took the dinghy down and went exploring. The creek actually went in several miles and opened up into a lake. We felt like we were in the middle of nowhere, except we did see several fishermen and hunters, as it is bow season.
We dinghied up to Okatuppa Creek and chatted with Heritage and, at the same time talked with our friends on Emotion 3 and Second Star on the VHF. They were going to anchor in one of the creeks so we directed them into Okatuppa, as that was a much larger anchorage. We all had happy hour aboard Emotion 3, but as dusk arrived we headed back to Monk’s Vineyard. It gets dark and chilly very quickly once the sun starts to set.
Dinner tonight was Coq Au Vin (made in the pressure cooker). Excellent!!!
As it turned out, first light was 9:00 a.m. It was very foggy when we woke up. Since we couldn’t go anywhere and weren’t in a hurry, Linda made blueberry pancakes for breakfast. As the fog cleared, we raised the anchor and headed out. We set a slower pace today as we didn’t plan on going very far, only about 20-25 miles to either Okatuppa Creek or Turkey Creek.
When we got to Okatuppa, Heritage was anchored but indicated there was plenty of room for us too. However, we decided to go the extra 2 miles and check out Turkey Creek. It was quite narrow, but seemed deep enough and so we decided to set the anchors and stay there. We took the dinghy down and went exploring. The creek actually went in several miles and opened up into a lake. We felt like we were in the middle of nowhere, except we did see several fishermen and hunters, as it is bow season.
We dinghied up to Okatuppa Creek and chatted with Heritage and, at the same time talked with our friends on Emotion 3 and Second Star on the VHF. They were going to anchor in one of the creeks so we directed them into Okatuppa, as that was a much larger anchorage. We all had happy hour aboard Emotion 3, but as dusk arrived we headed back to Monk’s Vineyard. It gets dark and chilly very quickly once the sun starts to set.
Dinner tonight was Coq Au Vin (made in the pressure cooker). Excellent!!!
We woke up this morning to fog ..... but 
it gave way to this ....
and this .....
and this. "Ain't it purty" (said with as much of a southern accent as we can)
We saw a boat going north .... the question is WHY ??? In truth, it's one of the few we've seen going north the past few weeks. Most boats are heading south this time of year.
As is the case on the other rivers, there are many houses on stilts because of the potential for flooding.
We anchored at Turkey Creek. It was a tight squeeze. The dinghy was literally touching the trees. We went in several hundred feet and then turned around and faced out. It took us quite a while to get turned around, but the captain did a masterful job.
We went exploring the creek by dinghy. Here are some shots of what we saw.
Lots of critters, but we didn't see any alligators. The folks on Heritage are from Mississippi and make this trip often. They had come up the Tenn-Tom and into the Tennessee all the way to Knoxville a couple of weeks ago and said they had seen alligators here.
More of the creek
This is where the creek opened into a small lake
and look .... a fork in the river
Monk's Vineyard in the anchorage
Both Okatuppa and Turkey Creeks are part of a wildlife preserve
Moss hanging from the trees
Emotion 3 arriving at Okatuppa
Back at our anchorage just before dusk. We were the only boat in Turkey Creek. During the night we listened to the owls.
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