Green Turtle Bay to Pebble Isle Marina...

November 13, 2022


 So here we are leaving Green Turtle Bay Marina in Kentucky heading out to Kentucky Lake part of Tennessee River.  We saw little traffic Sunday morning and it was cold- 2 layers of clothes! And yes, you can see my swollen face, bruise, and laceration 😢 





Our approach into Pebble Isle Marina... Danny didn't believe the markers and you see what we found- MUD!  Danny was quite upset the rest of the day.  Of course, the Cowboys game didn't help either.  Found a great place to eat, Tequila John's that was Mexican, everything from scratch.  Danny enjoyed the beer (Victoria beer) and we enjoyed talking to the owners- the husband the bartender and the wife the cook.  Quite interesting how he came to Tennessee and his previous work history.





This morning's breakfast delivered to the boat by the Harbormaster- hot to eat.  Why didn't I find this place before now?




                                     White Pelicans not far from the boat in the creek.



Today we got the courtesy car and went to the Johnsonville Museum and Civil War site.  We walked multiple trails inland and along the river and saw many birds (a lot of flickers which is a type of woodpecker).  The town was named Johnsonville in 1862 when the military governor of Tennessee, Andrew Johnson (yes, that Andrew Johnson), named the town after himself.  It was just a port on the Tennessee River but in 1863, Nashville was captured by the Union and made the decision to build a railroad to the town and port.  The Union hired and paid slaves along the route to build the railroad.  After the railroad was completed, they became multiple regiments of the US Colored Troops working along the railroad and loading and unloading supplies from up north.  Supplies from here were sent to Nashville and down into Georgia to supply Sherman’s troops.  Confederate ships came up and there was fighting along the shore.  Some supplies caught on fire and the Union commander in charge made the decision to set everything on fire.  Sherman’s troops would live off the land and marched to the sea.  The town never really recovered to the population that was there during that time.  In 1944, Tennessee Valley Authority purchased the land and flooded the area to become Kentucky Lake.  This is one of the places that the soldiers lived with bunk beds.  After leaving the Museum, we drove out to Hurricane Mills to see Loretta Lynn’s home and all of her land with all kinds of activities for people.  I think the only thing we missed was a Mennonite Market and the memorial site of where Patsy Cline’s plane crashed.  I figure we will catch that when we come through next fall.  We leave in the morning for Clifton, Tennessee.


TOTAL MILES TRAVELLED   63.5

TOTAL DAYS             2







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