CAPTAIN CLEAN

June 2, 2011---Look at this freshly shaven kid. New style for Captain Clean!

MEMORIAL WEEKEND

May 28-30, 2011----Green Turtle Bay is enjoying clear skies with temperature of 90 degrees. Boaters are beginning to move about enjoying the Holiday weekend.

Dream Manor is dwarfed by a neighboring houseboat.




Sailboats can be seen traveling about with a light breeze. Water level in Lake Barkley is down enough now to expose the sandy beach. Many local boaters and visiters enjoy time in the sun on this beach.



Retaining wall that was well hidden during flood stages can clearly be seen in the background past the end of the boat slips..

SIRENS

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The day started out pretty nice here in Green Turtle Bay with sunshine, warmth, & humidity. Later in the afternoon black clouds started to travel rapidly overhead. That evening we were treated to a spectacular light show complete with thunder, driving rain, strong wind, and tornado sirens! Dream Manor was rocking pretty good! Luckily we were just on the fringes of a tornado which actually touched down by Memphis. Never a dull day on the river!

. The first is a sign at the gas dock. The second is one of the nice, plush rugs in the shower house. That is a fine looking turtle! The third is a picture of the radar screen while we were in the middle of the storm. Lots of red on the screen. Wind gusts reached a strong 61 mph.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL9GekCQXCY

BUSY

May 23, 2011---Keith stays real busy performng upkeep tasks on the boat. Got the new house batteries installed with some assistance from Boat Works. After much agony and study on the hot water heater he found a broken wire that has been the problem all along. The cook is much happier with hot water readily available in the galley. Keith proudly installed a new American flag on the mast mounted high on the radar arch. With the water level back down to a comfortable level marina personnel are busy cleaning and repairing from the flood damage. TVA reports a water level of 360.1 feet elevation which is down 12.4 feet from the crest. Anchor and lines we loaned them to secure the docks during high water have been returned. Boater activity is expectd to increase this holiday weekend.

OHIO RIVER

May 22, 2011---Maryann went to the Cincinnati area for a few days for some Juice Plus+ events and trainings. Before returning home, she visited our boating friend, Ron Friend, at the Manhattan Harbor Marina. As you can see by the pictures, the water is still very high there. B dock is the only walkway that wasn’t covered by the flood waters of the Ohio River.

GTB

May 17, 2011---Keith and Maryann returned to Dream Manor, still docked where we left her in Green Turtle Bay Marina. As you can see by the photo, our dock walkway has once more re-emerged from the water! The river level here seems to be what it was pre-flood stage. Mother Nature is still alternating between sunshine and rain with frequent thunderstorm warnings.

KNOXVILLE & PORTLAND TENNESSEE

May 16, 2011---On Monday Keith and Maryann drove to a Harley dealer in Knoxville, where Keith bought a new pair of boots. While there, they also bought a raffle ticket on a new HD Street Glide motorcycle. Representatives of the Winston-Salem HOG (Harley Owners Group) chapter said they actually donate the raffle proceeds to the program that flies WWII Veterans to Washington, D.C. to see their Memorial. Keith & Maryann said they would happily give them some PR on the 4 McGees’ boating blog. After leaving there, they drove to the Gibson plant in Portland, TN, to pick up four new house batteries for Dream Manor. It was nice talking with the Gibson owners, but the depressed economy is hitting the houseboat business hard.