In fact, Sandy made a wonderful turkey roulade for Thanksgiving dinner, which we enjoyed on the boat. The weather forecast was OK, and we had decided that we wanted to spend Thanksgiving on the boat...and it worked out great. There is a wildlife and bird refuge about 25 miles upriver where the Hiawassee River flows into the Tennessee. It is a beautiful area to cruise, and we had been there earlier in the year.
However, we had learned that a massive population of Sandhill Cranes migrate through this area during the winter months, and we were excited to see if they had started arriving yet. So, we combined this with our Thanksgiving plan to be on the boat, and headed upriver.
The short version of the story is that we had a wonderful time...we saw thousands of cranes, and at least 6 bald eagles. We spent one night at Blue Water Marina in the Dayton, TN area, which worked out great. And although the weather was a bit cool, and cloudy off and on, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. These birds are magnificent, and their calls are distinctive and exotic. What an absolute treat this was...we'll probably go back up again before too long to do it all again.
Here are a few pics that Sandy snapped, although it was a challenge to catch them in flight!
For anyone interested to learn more about Sandhill Cranes, try here: Sandhill Cranes
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