Kentucky River

A few miles back up the Ohio River, north of Madison, is the start of the Kentucky River. We've driven over this river many times as we've traversed back and forth across the state these past 10 years and have always thought it would be great fun to cruise it. So when Wendy & her family came up for a week long visit from Texas we thought it was a perfect time to investigate the river. Turns out we could have only traveled as far as the old Lock One, which is no longer operational. When the river is high, and if you have a smaller boat (not a vessel such as Refugio), you can go over the top of the lock and continue your journey, but we were happy to drop anchor at the first bend of the river. Our depth was 20+ feet, we were able to observe any other boat coming from either direction and the water & air temps could not have be more perfect for a swim! (As it turned out there was only one lone fisherman who passed us twice) Other than our own splashes, the only other sound was that of the occasional motor vehicle off in the distance on the highway and the numerous birds & cicadas who serenaded us all day. Alice hitched a ride on her Momma's back and was so relaxed that she feel asleep! We were able to pull her aboard and settle her in for a nap. As we all enjoyed swimming in the calm waters Refugio gently swayed between our two anchors in the small current at the bend of the river. After lunch and our swimming adventure our son-in-law and his son experienced their first try at fishing in the river! Nothing was caught, but no one seemed to mind – many memories were made this marvelous day!