The advencha begins...

Hi folks

I decided to start this blog for Graham so I wouldn't have to repeat myself over & over with those who are interested in his progress. You must bear with me since this will be my first blog experience and I will be relaying information from Graham. I've already spoken with him over the phone multiple times and hope to give a good picture of how things are going along the way.

As most of you already saw from the pictures that I sent, he set off down the Cumberland River on July 8, 2008 around 10:00am from Rock Harbor Marina. He will travel roughly 50miles a day since the boat only motors about 5-6miles per hour and he will anchor or dock each night at various places along the rivers.

He was able to get to Clarksville, TN by the first night but had to wait two hours that afternoon to get through the Cheatham County lock which delayed his scheduled arrival. I drove up to Clarksville to meet him and spend the night on the boat since it's not too bad a drive from Nashville. I brought a couple of Mary's BBQ sandwiches and some cold beers to celebrate the success of the first day. The cold beer was much appreciated by Graham since he had such a long/hot day of travel. We stayed at McGregor Park Courtesy Boat Dock and were able to find some power so we could use the air conditioner on the boat. This made for a great nights sleep with no sweatin :) There was also a nice little thunderstorm during the night which cooled things down a bit.

We got up the next morning and had some breakfast bars and coffee w/ chocolate milk. Then we said our goodbyes once again and Graham motored on....

excuse the shaky footage but it was last minute with my camera so it's not the best -