April 26, Day 305 – Butchers Bend to Sanford

This morning we woke to mostly sunny skies and light winds. The storm from last night was history. After a leisurely breakfast we got underway around 11:00. We had an easy run across Lake Monroe to Sanford. The entrance to the marina was quite tricky, but the marina personnel talked Michael in and we followed him.

Once we were settled in we did a few chores and then later in the day walked in to town to check it out. Unfortunately, much of the town seems to have closed up shop. There were many vacant stores; it was even hard to find a place to eat. There is a very good German restaurant in town, but it was closed Monday evenings. We finally found a pizza place close by the marina and settled on that.

Back at the boat we watched a little TV and then off to bed. Hopefully tonight will be much quieter.

Leaving the Butcher Bend anchorage

Before entering Lake Monroe we came to a railroad bridge. The bridge was open so we continued on. However, just as we arrived the horn blew and the bridge started coming down. That was a surprise. Fortunately we made it through okay.

Here is Monk's Vineyard and Second Star at the Monroe Harbour Marina

There were nice flowers planted around the grounds

There was a riverwalk that ran along the seawall. This section had a Veterans Memorial Park

... and there were hanging swings where people could sit and watch the action

We walked into the historic section. There were some neat old buildings.

... and a shot of the other corner. The roads were nicely bricked. Unfortunately there wasn't much action downtown.