Cypress Creek Anchorage – Tennessee River

We left Duncan Bay knowing we’d travel south on the Tennessee River for only 4 hours, so it wasn’t going to be a long day. Twenty-nine miles later, at mile marker 62.6, we made a starboard turn into Cypress Creek, then another right into the first cove. What we found was an anchorage that provided us with calm waters in very protective, natural surroundings.

Because of our short cruise day, I took advantage of the calm water by continuing my work on the dinghy davit bracket installation (see next post). I like to maximize my downtime by having a few projects in the works, like waxing the fiberglass or stainless, changing the oil, or cleaning sea strainers. There is never a lack of things to do when spending a lot of time on a boat.

Cypress Creek greeted us the next morning with a bank of fog!

The next morning we woke up to find ourselves completely immersed in a thick bank of fog. It was so thick, we could hardly make out where the nearby shore was; being able to see back out to the Tennessee River was impossible. We learned a long time ago that, when river cruising, it’s best to sit tight and wait for the fog to lift if you can’t see nearby land clearly. We were only delayed a few hours, so we sat back and enjoyed the changing conditions; Lisa took lots of photos of the thickly veiled fog as it moved quickly past the sun and we eventually left our anchorage in Cypress Creek.

It’s kind of eery sitting inside a small boat where you can see nothing beyond the windows but a milky, misty veil. Luckily we were not attempting to transit the river at the time. Before long, the fog lifted in Cypress Creek to present a beautiful sunny day. Another great day ahead of us for cruising the Tennessee River.