AT GRAND HARBOR & SHILOH

DAY 124 THURS. OCT. 13, 2011  AT GRAND HARBOR MARINA

DAY 125 FRI. OCT. 14, 2011        AT GRAND HARBOR MARINA 

This is a really first class marina.  It is owned by the same person who owns the Green Turtle Bay Marina.  The first thing we do upon arrival is get the holding tank pumped out.  The second thing is to meet all the other Loopers who have arrived before us.  After a short rest, its cocktail time somewhere.  We call it “Happy Hour!”  The next day we planned a trip to Shiloh National Military Park, but it was rainy and the car wasn’t available, so we cleaned the boat.  We think salt water is a cleaning problem, fresh water is worse.  First we have to deal with spiders, spider webs, spider poop, and millions of bugs.   After that’s all cleaned you discover the fresh water leaves spots unless you have a water softener.  Consequently, the boat never gets really clean unless you wax it for which I have neither the time nor ambition.  That night we went to dinner with fellow Loopers from Dockers Inn, Resolute, and Marc’s Arc.  The marina gave us coupons for free appetizers at Freddy T’s and much to my surprise, the food was really good.  The next day we borrowed the loaner car, a nice brand new Ford minivan with psychedelic graphics advertising the marina.  We teamed up with Kathy & Charlie from Resolute, a 24’ mini trawler with an outboard engine.  Whenever I feel cramped on the Glory Days, I think of them on a boat less than half the size. 

Shiloh Park in Pittsburgh Landing, TN. is the site of the Battle of Shiloh which was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, or as the southerners call it, The War of Northern Aggression.  There were 23,746 casualties in a 6 hour battle.
We parted company with Sharon & Ken as we were heading for the Looper rendezvous at Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville, AL, and they were heading south down the Tenn-Tom.

SUNSET AT GRAND HARBOR, COUNCE, TN