Catamaran Family of 5: Kingston to Vonore, TN- Dragon's Tail of Tellico

Just outside of the Fort Loudon dock, we stopped at the Fort Loudoun Marina for diesel and to get pumped out. Unfortunately, their pumpout was broken, but the dockhands offered us all a popsicle because it was SO hot. This is one of the first days forecasted to be part of the heatwave, which wouldn't be so bad if there was some sort of breeze, but there just wasn't.

Our clever kids were making up games left and right to keep themselves entertained in the shade.

The houses along the lake shore were beautiful on large lots. Ben and I reverted back to a favorite hobby of checking zillow for prices. Depending on where on the lake, some of them were pretty affordable while others were easily million dollar homes.

Our tank was 3/4 full, and we wanted to get it emptied before our overnight stay in Tellico, so we stopped at the Yacht Club at Tellico Village. There was a narrow slip at the fuel dock, but we only had to get the nose in so we could hook it up to the pump out, and we made it! Most of the boats at this marina are pontoons, so the size of the slips here really makes sense.

While hooked up, Ben met a retired firefighter who has kids and grandkids in Castle Rock. Small world. He was excited that we are loopers and took a photo to prove it to his wife.

Little Tennessee River is Tellico Lake. It reminds us of Georgian Bay, but is MUCH hotter. The heat index was 106 today. We were all in bathing suits and keep getting in the shower to rinse off and get wet to stay cool.

There was a part at the end of the lake that was an old railroad crossing. The pilings were still in place and Ben had us go to the bow to ensure there was nothing in the water that we would hit. We picked the widest part between piling and had no issues.