Great Loop: Goose Pond - Tennessee River

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We has a nice run into Goose Pond Marina.  It is located near Scottsboro Alabama.  We are finding some wonderful recreation areas along the Tennessee River.  Berthing is very affordable at 75 cents or 1 dollar a foot.  This includes hot showers, restrooms, electricity, wifi, and occasionally a courtesy car.  Goose Pond was expansive and developed with paved trails, guest cabins, launch ramps, bait shop, restaurant, golf course and a nice residential area.  The area seemed to be popular with fishermen.  They were always insight as they flew from one favorite location to another.  If they didn't get action after several casts, they took off at high speed to check another spot.


There were 6 other Looper boats at Goose Pond.  We got a chance to talk to about half of them.  Right next to us was a couple preparing their Kady Krogen Manatee for a voyage to the Bahamas.  They depart right after Thanksgiving.  We also meet and traveled with a young couple, recently married, that took an early buyout offer from their employers and decided to go cruising for a year.  They were on a Camano Troll.  The third couple, recently retired, were on a nice trawler.  He worked remotely, part time, as he sold his business to his daughter and took back the debt.  He said he helped to insure the buy-out payments were on time, but I'm sure the "master" was happily passing his wisdom on to his daughter.

About 6 am of the morning after we arrived, a big storm forced it's way into the area with strong winds and buckets of rain that continue all day.  It was an easy decision to stay another day and let it move on.  With a down day, we both got hot showers and all spiffed up.  Next we visited the marina office to see if we could get the courtesy car for a trip to town.  It was available, so we took our propane tank to be filled, and did some grocery shopping.  We stopped at a Tractor Supply Store, as they fill propane tanks, but found out they don't fill them if it is drizzling.....  So we drove to Central Propane and a kind lady braved the elements to fill our tank.  Yay!  Next visit was to Foodland for groceries



We got out for a nice walk.


Found the little rental cabins that even have docks outback.


Found the slide and trampoline setup which is available for rent


The shoreline near Goose Pond Marina

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