Day 28
All is well. No water in the boat. We are only going to make about 20 miles today. We are headed for Pickwick State Park and Marina. But first we have to make it through a major lock and dam. This one is also 55 feet. We are still going upstream so this lock will raise us. It was even more massive in the daylight. It takes an average of 20 years to build a lock. Even more if there is a dam or power plant associated with it. We called this lock to see if we could get a tour, but because it has a dam or power source attached to it, after 9/11 they discontinued allowance of the public with this lock. We will have to try another one later.
We pulled into the Pickwick marina around 12:30. The people in these parts are still not very friendly. At least not the ones on the water. We are still waving and smiling like pageant princesses but to no avail. The employees in the marina were very friendly and answered Grants endless questions with a smile. We have been to several state run marinas now. We are always looking for bike trails to utilize but it seems that people in the South are not interested in biking. So we decided to go for a run instead and do some exploring in the woods. We found an old abandoned Inn/Lodge that the state locked and boarded up. They had built a brand new facility down the road. It was fairly large and it didn’t look in that bad of shape. Grant put his real estate goggles on and started dictating how he would develop the Inn into a large mansion. It was a prime piece of property with excellent opportunity, just in need of some funding…… We tried to find a way into the Inn without “breaking” inn but it was locked down. So we went home to take a shower. (2nd ickiest showering facility yet. 1st was in Fairport.) Anyway, we take what we can get.
Later that night, on recommendation from several staff members, we went to a buffet at the local Inn. It was pretty good. They had two kinds of catfish, pulled pork, hushpuppies, and beef, mashed potatoes, tons of different vegetables and deserts, a salad bar and shrimp! We ate until we could barely walk. (And then walked a half mile home) In bed by 8pm. We want to get an early start.
We pulled into the Pickwick marina around 12:30. The people in these parts are still not very friendly. At least not the ones on the water. We are still waving and smiling like pageant princesses but to no avail. The employees in the marina were very friendly and answered Grants endless questions with a smile. We have been to several state run marinas now. We are always looking for bike trails to utilize but it seems that people in the South are not interested in biking. So we decided to go for a run instead and do some exploring in the woods. We found an old abandoned Inn/Lodge that the state locked and boarded up. They had built a brand new facility down the road. It was fairly large and it didn’t look in that bad of shape. Grant put his real estate goggles on and started dictating how he would develop the Inn into a large mansion. It was a prime piece of property with excellent opportunity, just in need of some funding…… We tried to find a way into the Inn without “breaking” inn but it was locked down. So we went home to take a shower. (2nd ickiest showering facility yet. 1st was in Fairport.) Anyway, we take what we can get.
Later that night, on recommendation from several staff members, we went to a buffet at the local Inn. It was pretty good. They had two kinds of catfish, pulled pork, hushpuppies, and beef, mashed potatoes, tons of different vegetables and deserts, a salad bar and shrimp! We ate until we could barely walk. (And then walked a half mile home) In bed by 8pm. We want to get an early start.
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