Tonight we are in Camden Kentucky Lake in West Tenn. We are up the Birdsong Creek at the Birdsong Resort Marina Campground. We left the Cumberland River this morning and come onto the Tennessee River. More about the river later. Bob Keast is the owner of this establishment which has something very unique about it. This is the only place in American that cultured pearls are raised in fresh water. Bob has a pearl farm which consist of the PVC pipes pictured below. Hanging from these pipes are baskets with muscles in the baskets. The muscles are opened and a seed (different shapes) is placed in it. The seed is covered with the muscle and it grows into a cultured pearl. This process takes approximately 5 years to grow each pearl. The results is fantastic. We toured the museum and saw how the entire process happens. We also saw some beautiful pearls, which are grown here. If you have more interest in the pearl process check out his web sight at www.TennesseeRiverPearls.com or www.BirdsongResort.com

Houseboats are very popular on the Tennessee River.

This is a picture from the dock we are tied up to.

This is another picture from the dock.

Here is the Pelican taking a rest from a long day on the Tennessee River, which is a beautiful river/lake.

I found this to be an interesting shot of a bird taking a rest on a marker.

We are not in flat lands anymore. There are hills all around the river/lake

This is the Tennessee River, which is also a lake which is approximately as wide as the Neuse around Upper Broad Creek. It is a beautiful river to travel on. There are lots of sailboats, house boats and great fishing on this river. We are enjoying our time on the Tennessee River. The water is clean and the area is beautiful. What a great way to see this great country we live in.

Later,

Carl