Company is coming! What are we going to do while they are here? Hubby noticed an ad for boat rentals on Watauga Lake, located in Tennessee, an hour and 30 minutes away.
Watauga Lake is a man-made lake and is used as a reservoir. Sixteen miles long and 265 feet deep in areas, it is the third cleanest lake in the country. I was excited to see this wonder. It was a perfect day, temps in the 70's and blue skies. We packed a lunch and donned our swim suits. The ride was long and windy with lots of scenery and little civilization.
Once there, it only took a few minutes to get our safety instructions for our pontoon boat: life jackets are under the seat and if you go further than 6 miles, you will lose radio contact. Okay. The boat was easy to handle and fit all 7 of us comfortably. I had planned two hours for our trip, but we ended up staying for four. The lake was a greenish blue color and crystal clear, with no fishy smell to it. It was surrounded by mountains and green trees. There were very few homes to be seen.
On the way back home hubby said, "Maybe we should buy a boat". No, I don't think so. But I will be going back to Wautauga Lake again as we had the most relaxing time floating along and admiring the mountains.
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