We left early and were going to stop at Bumpus Marina, because maybe we would meet the Bumpus’s dogs… They are from A Christmas Story and I couldn’t resist… There is a marina called Bumpus and I had contacted them about staying there, but when we were close, we realized we had made great timing and could go farther than we thought today, so we kept going. We looked at the next few marinas and decided on Prizer Point Marina and Resort. There was nothing resort-ish about it, although the grounds were nice. We have found this “and Resort” to mean trailer parks with a mix of campers and trailers, and some campgrounds involved as well.
The trip was uneventful, just cruising along, with Lauren relieving me for a few hours to stretch my legs and get a snack or beverage. We traveled for over 8 hours, and our arrival was around 4:30pm. We called on the way, and were told there was space for us. They took my payment information over the phone and told us our slip number. This meant we didn’t have to check in or waste any time doing office paperwork. We docked next to a giant houseboat, at least eighty feet long, and started talking with a guy who came off of it; turns out he was the owner of the resort and also wants to do The Loop some day, but this keeps him busy during the summer, and he like to ski in the winter, so maybe someday they will do it…
The rest of the night was quiet, we had dinner and planned our next stop. We are now (almost) back to where we started before we deviated to Nashville. The Nashville side trip took us about ten days out of our way, but was well worth it. Tomorrow we plan to anchor out and have scoped out a few options. From here there will be a lot more anchoring as we are again getting to stretch where there are few marinas available and anchoring will be the only option. The weather is also getting colder, so at this point I am ready to be further south in warm weather…