Day 76: Grand Rivers, KY

It has cooled off and will get colder still over the next two mornings.  It was in the mid-40s this morning and it will soon be dipping into the 30s.  We woke to fog on the Ohio River, and to find that the dredge had made a fair amount of progress during the night.  By this evening it will likely be parallel with last night's campsite.

A dredge at work on the Ohio River.

We decided on another short day, to take advantage of a campground enroute that has laundry facilities.  So we're at Canal Campground ($16, power, water and showers), a Corps of Engineers campground.  It is situated on the north shore of the canal that connects the dammed lakes on the Cumberland River to the east and the Tennessee River to the west.  South of here is the Land Between the Lakes, where we'll be headed next.  While the campground is nearly full, there was plenty of room for us in one of the older loops, which had a great narrow, steep pull through with a view of Barkley Lake and which was situated right next to the shower house.

Our campsite at Canal Campgrounds.

Alea's total mileage today was around 25 miles.  Mostly it was on lightly traveled roads through low rollers, though there were a few longer grades to contend with.  There won't be many stores as we drive the parkway through the Land Between the Lakes, so we've restocked with enough supplies to last us at least a few days.  And once Alea is done with the laundry we shouldn't have to worry about that for several days.