Green Turtle Bay

We've had a great week at Green Turtle Bay Marina in Grand Rivers Kentucky.  I apologize to the readers because I've taken very few pictures and not much to report, so this will be a quick read.  This is the land entrance to the Marina and Resort.  Along with 450 boat slips, there are 80 condos, health and fitness center, 2 restaurants, full service boat yard and great ships store over acres of wooded hills and trails. 

Kentucky Lake, 184 miles long, was formed when the north flowing Tennessee River was dammed in the 1940's.  Twenty years later, Barkley Lake was formed by damming the Cumberland River.  The two beautiful lakes run parallel to each other and are connected at the north end by a free flowing canal.  The Land between the Lakes National Recreation Area is the pennisula that was formed.  If you  check a road map of western Kentucky, you can get a visual idea of the amount of water and the 3000 miles of shoreline that form this recreation and water sports mecca.  Green Turtle Bay is a Looper favorite so we've met lots of new friends and had a little social hour the other night with crews from about 12 boats attending. 

One event that occurred here was a "first time ever" for the captain.  We had a very small leak at the rear of the transmission and actually hired a mechanic from the marina to fix it !!!  Steve said, "I could get used to this" as we had breakfast at one of the on site restaurants while the work was done. 

Today we rented a golf cart for a few hours and toured all over both the Resort and the town.  After lunch and a trip to the grocery, we're watching a little football.  We have cable TV and great WiFi and the bathrooms and laundry have been completely redone in excellent fashion since our last visit here in 2009.  We only stayed a couple of rainy and cold days then, so this long, sunny visit has been a great opportunity to fully appreciate this area.  I leave you with this sunrise seen from the back deck and best hopes for the Vikings on Sunday Night Football. 

Tonight Nan and Jack join us for tacos and tomorrow we depart to the south (but going upstream) on the Tennessee River.