Resuming our Kentucky travels in the middle of horse country, we stayed at Kinkaid Lake, then Yatesville State Parks. The 13th hole at Yatesville is great, a 250 foot vertical drop from the tee
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True West – Tennessee and Kentucky Jul 15 – 20, 2010
At Harbortowne Marine boatyard, where True South was made ready for her road trip, Dan tried to fix the water tank in True West that had started leaking. We stayed the night in a
Read moreTrue South – Little Tennessee River…end of the line Jul 8 – 14, 2010
Dan, Marcia and Lola flew into Knoxville late on the 14th and spent the night at the Candlewood Suites by the Airport. The morning of the 15th we took a cab to Steve Cox storage
Read moreTrue South Tennessee River Jun 16 – Jul 8 , 2010
On this leg, Dan and Marcia travelled up the Tennessee River approximately 460 miles (north according to the lock operators) to its headwaters. Clearly the best part of the entire journey. Arriving in a
Read moreSwapping Truely Mobile Homes Jun 8-15, 2010
Peter and Diane Mahoney flew into Nashville, picked up the GMC and drove it up to Gainsboro, TN. At that point they met Dan and Marcia arriving at the same place on the True
Read moreTrue South Cumberland River Jun 1-7, 2010
This leg of the trip covers 350 miles up the Cumberland River to its navigable head waters. The river was the subject of tremendous flooding May 1-3, Nashville was particularly hard hit. Watch the video
Read moreTrue South TennTom Canal May 26 – Jun 1, 2010
The first part of this leg covered 223 miles from Demolopis, AL to the junction with the Tennessee River. The boat was unload and launched on the evening of the 25th so we were able
Read moreTrue West Florida to Tennessee May 17 – 25, 2010
Finally, the GMC is deemed roadworthy (after 7,000 miles of shakedowns). We load it up at Coconut Grove and head first to St. Petersburg to meet the boat. Dan takes True South and Marcia
Read moreBonjour France Apr 28 – May 5, 2010
Marcia reconnected with an old friend and made plans to spend 10 days in the French countryside around Montournais about an hour east of Nantes and 300 km south west of Paris. She left
Read moreTrue South – Florida to the southern rivers Apr 7 – 16, 2010
This first leg of the Summer 2010 travels on True South started in Miami and ended in St. Petersburg, FL. From the winter dockage at Matheson Hammock County Park, we headed out for Islamorada
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