Friday, 9/28/18 - Headwaters of Tennessee River


It's a beautiful day!!!  We thanked Chris and Phillip for their hospitality while staying at Fox Road Marina (mm 616), and we head upstream to begin our trip at the headwaters of the Tennessee River in Knoxville.  The Tennessee River is formed at the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers.

Our first stop was at Duncan Boat Dock (mm 634.8) to visit with fellow Cutwater-28 owner, and Gold Looper, Bill Parsons.  Bill had graciously arranged for us to tie up to his dock for the evening.  Of course, we spend more time than we planned trading stories with Bill, so we departed Duncan mid-afternoon to our official starting point - headwaters.  As we arrived in Knoxville, we are first greeted by the spectacular UT, Volunteers football Stadium, and then interrupted the women's Rowing Team practice.



Because the sun was beginning to set, we called an audible, and decided to stay at the downtown Volunteer Landing Marina, (instead of tracking back to Duncan Boat Dock).  We enjoyed the evening discovering Knoxville starting with a spectacular happy hour at Ruth's Chris restaurant followed by a wonderful walk down Gay Street. 





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