Wednesday 10/10
This morning we borrow the courtesy car and drive to Scottsboro where we visit a famous store called Unclaimed Baggage, a place that has an unbelievable assortment of goodies supposedly unclaimed, unidentified or lost at the airlines. The items range from racks of wedding dresses, leather coats, showcases of jewelry, audio and video gear to a large department store array of various clothing. We quell our temptation to purchase that morning however Royce did find a deal there the day before. After a stop at Walmart, we return to the marina and prepare to depart for our next destination. While at the fuel dock, we meet loopers, Wayne and Rhonda aboard Help Me Rhonda, a 41' Roughwater. We decide to travel together so off we go down Guntersville Lake to an anchorage(mile 349.5) near our next lock. Before we arrive there, Royce and I decide to check out a cliff with a carving in the stone dating back to 1914 with the inscription “Gen. Andrew Jackson 1813-1914 , Ala. D.A.R.” Having found that, we then pass by a cave that is a santuary for thousands of federally endangered gray bats. Although it was close to dusk, we didn't see any bats emerging. Probably a good thing! We arrive shortly thereafter at our evening anchorage.


Andrew Jackson Inscription (Look Carefully)

Anchorage