I was fortunate to have company with this row. My good friends, Lewis and Nan departed the house with me before the crack of dawn. With their help, I was on the water within 15 minutes launching near the boat ramp at Cookeville Boat dock. It was such a pleasant morning with cool temperatures, no wind and a slight mist rising off the water.
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| An easy wet launch next to the boat ramp |
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| Lewis & Nan loading up to follow |
Center Hill Lake near Cookeville Boat Dock is such a familiar place for me with all my time of either riding in friends boats or even taking my own runabout out in the past. I've shared many happy memories on this lake including learning to wakeboard, wake surf and even try a run at barefoot skiing. It was an extra special treat to row this in my scull. The hills surrounding the water are picturesque.
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| Beautiful colors with the sunrise |
Lewis and Nan were companions on this row as they followed in their boat. As you can see from the photos, it was nice to have someone capture photos of me rowing. I also think that having a boat following me made me step up my game in speed thus helping me with training. I reduced my split times for the first 3,500 meters. Thank you Lewis and Nan for providing some great photos of me in my boat.
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| Great times with great friends! |
The morning was calm as the hills provide great protection from the wind. This water is some of the best I've rowed for such a large body of water. From Cookeville boat dock, I rowed about 3,200 meters to make it into a small cove of Dry Creek. This cove has often felt smaller to me in other boats. As I entered and rowed the familiar spot, the area felt extrodinalrily immense. The marina gave me the same perspective. This all has to be because I'm sitting merely inches off the water.
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| Boat house community |
Rowing back past the marina I sought to find people stirring on the house boats. This marina offers many slips that make it a small community floating on the water. It was obviously a lazy weekend since I did not see any out and about enjoying a cup of coffee on decks. It was perfectly quite and peaceful as I was the only one stirring the water.
As I rowed back to tuck my scull back on my car, I was happy to know I'd be back on the water that afternoon to enjoy wake surfing. Center Hill is a lake I know I will return to row for more fun and cove exploring adventures!
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