04/27 - 04/29 - Upper Cumberland River Cruise

[Rob & Karen]

Steak and shrimp on Friday night and burgers on Saturday night sounds good to us.

So there are showers at Bledsoe, but not at Defeated Creek?

On Saturday, will we hang around at the marina long enough in the morning to cook breakfast? Do you stop for lunch or eat on the run? It does not matter to us, we are just trying to plan what kind of food to bring.

Rob & Karen

[Byrdman]

Hey Rob and Karen. We will be at Bledsoe Creek Camp Ground and State Park Friday night...after having just left the Lone Branch area (my Mothers house area...with showers). Some options... C-Pearl will be traveling with us. Jeff and Cathy love their phone booth on board shower and head...and they enjoy an occaional Blue Goose ("feathers") for a sundowner... I feel sure if in the 4-6 hours from departing a home a shower is needed... something could be worked out..

C-Pearl & feathers with phone booth on board shower

Life of Riley & showers NOTE TO SELF: pack small bottle of feathers for shower!!

C-Brats and River Travel

We will get you taken care of somehow...and the water temps should be up in the 70s by then too!!

[Rob & Karen]

Patrick,

We will be ok regardless. We bought a sun shower to try in the cockpit if needed. We were just wondering what to expect in terms of facilities and meals (either to purchase or to cook). Gotta be prepared....

Rob & Karen

[Mike]

hey rob and karen!
bledsoe has a breakfast buffet, i recall about seven bucks a head. country ham, texas omlets, eggs to order, bacon sausage, pancakes, fried apples, biscuits, and sawmill gravy (white w/sausage chunks), and the usual breakfast beverages oh! i forgot, country fried potatoes, and fruit cocktail
been lookin at one of those solar showers, interesting to see how it performs!!! did you get the sunday a.m., 7:15 lockage for goin back downstream?
c u later,
mike

[Mike]

C-Brats goin' on the upper cumberland,
mom wanted me to pass on a hearty welcome and to inform you all that she gets just as excited about the trips as we do...she is most definatley a "people" person (she didn't have a choice, what whith six kids, a couple of nephews, and an aunt and/or uncle living in her home most of her life ).
on behalf of mom,
c u later
mike...HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

[Byrdman]

Oh My What a Breakfast!!! I was not aware of that. Guess I should have read more into the words...."State Park." About 17-18 miles up river from Mom's dock... Hummmm I can see some early moring river trips in our future now that I am as close as Clarksville!!

Have heard real good reports from the folks who have used the solar showers. For sure nothing like a good shower towards the end of the day particuarly later in the year when the heat and humidity get on up there.

I am truly getting excited about this trip..

Happy Easter All... and only about a dozen days away!!!

[Byrdman]

LOGISTICAL MUST DO STUFF IS NOW NEEDED:

PLEASE CORRECT ME ASAP IF THIS IS WRONG....
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NASHVILLE CITY DOCK RESERVATIONS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT, 26APR07 ARE NEEDED FOR:

C-BYRD
C-PEARL
FALCON
C-EAGLE
MISTY SEAS
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715 am DOWN RIVER LOCKAGE @ CORDELL HULL FOR SUNDAY MORNING, 29APR07 IS NEEDED FOR:

C-EAGLE
LIFE OF RILEY
MISTY SEAS

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My plans have changed a bit, and I will be able to proceed up river on Sunday with:

C-BYRD
C-PEARL
FALCON
GYPSY

and we will return to the Lone Branch area on Tuesday.....in time to dock before dark.....and pull out Wednesday morning... maybe??

[Mike]

Byrdman! remain calm!
Bledsoe Creek Marina is NOT a state park
it is located in the same creek the now closed state park is in
Bledsoe Creek marina is PRIVATELY owned and will accomodate us with supper saturday evening, fuel as needed, showers, and breakfast saturday a.m.
i will call old hickory tomorow and put in our request for an upstream lockage saturday evening, 4:30 p.m. for seven boats and sunday 7:15 a.m. for a downstream lockage for three boats tenetivley. we will request tuesday's lockage when we lock through saturday
c u later
mike

[patrick and linda]

PATRICK BYRD "BYRDMAN"
this past weekend linda and i readied our "misty seas" for the upcoming cruise. only thing left to do is purchase the store items and we're good to go.
well, that is until yesterday afternoon. our office consist of four full time and one part time people. linda and i represent two of the four full time.
one of our csr's, who has been employed with us for the past three years has decided to change her occupation from receptionist/customer service representative, (full time) to, i couldn't make this up, a hooters' waitress. last day is next friday the 20th.
you can't imagine how disappointed we are with this news.
i'm placing an advertisement for position available, today in our local news paper.
patrick, if you have paid a deposit, in our behalf, for dockage, please let me know what that amount is and i will forward that to you. if there are any other charges, just let me know that amount as well.
sorry for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.
best regards
pat

[Jeff Brigner]

Hey Guys whazup?
Counting down the days now Cathy & I are looking forward to this. We will start stocking up soon. Sounds like not too many meals on the boat. Can't wait to see your new canvas job up close Mike. We are also excited Brenda and Bill are coming. Looking for some great stories about the Bill and Ed trip.

[Mike]

hey ya'll
rob & karen, we will plan eating on the run saturday, time and distance permiting, could make a short halt. our lockage is for 4:30 p.m. and may have to "lunch on the march" do i understand your daughter is going? it will be a great trip for her! got a 7:15a.m. lockage for sunday.
jeff, the canvas job got a thourough work-out this week-end we went up to bledsoe saturday p.m. then came back sunday a.m. we expierienced snow, sleet, rain, fog, and WIND. the lake below the steam plant was like the gulf!!! winds were 20mph gusting to 30. had a few waves break over the bow, saw three eagles and generally had a ball Gypsy was like a little duckling enjoying the water for the first time as though she was sayig "I'm HOME!" can't wait for the cruise!!!
c u later
mike

[Rob & Karen]

Hi Mike,

Lunch on the run will be fine with us. Yes, our daughter will definitely be with us. If our boat was a little bigger I would bring our two dogs as well...maybe another time.

We are really looking forward to it. We have a couple different lists of necessities going and will be busy getting ready.

Rob & Karen

[Byrdman]

Misty Seas/Pat: Bummer Man!! But...it has been a few days and maybe the ads have replaced the Hooter Lady. I really gotta come up your way now. I'd offer to help you out myself, but those tight orange shorts just don't get it done on me. Guess that is why they always made me wear camo BDUs.

Sorry to hear you can not make it...but keep your fingers crossed... There is still time. No issue on the reservations/fees for the Nashville Dock.

Byrdman

[Byrdman]

Misty Seas/Pat: Another thought of course...would be for the yound lady who left you going to Hooters to talk to the ladies there, and see if any of them want a day job working as a receptionist...??? Hummm?

You still have 9 days!!!!

[Sea Wolf]