We left Smugglers Cove on Saturday about 8:30 AM and had finished locking through at Markland Dam by 10:00 AM. The 70 Miles to Louisville was scheduled to take 7 1/2 - 8 hours. We arrived at the slip in Louisville during a severe thunderstorm. Instead of a near impossible attempt to dock due to heavy rain and high winds, we simply motored a rectangular box course for 45 minutes or so in front of downtown Louisville while monitoring weather radar via laptop. We finally docked around 5:30 pm with Dan and Jenny's capable assistance.
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| Dan and Jenny aboard "Trust Me Too" pass us on the way to Louisville |
For dinner saturday evening we went to Jack Fry's restaurant. The atmosphere (casual) with light jazz saxaphone in the background was wonderful. The menu selection and food was great.
http://www.jackfrys.com/
On Sunday morning our cab driver from the night before picked us up promptly at 9:30 to take us to Budget Rent a Car. By 10:30 we were back at the boat with wheels for the next 2 days.
Throughout the rest of the day we touristed in Louisville, visiting the Churchill Downs Museum and Falls of the Ohio.
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Myself and Barb at Falls of the Ohio
It was at the falls that Lewis and Clark set out on their expedition:
A late lunch and casual walk downtown on the riverfront ended the day.
The Steamboat Belle of Louisville Docking |
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