Shantyboat in high seas on the Tennessee River
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Just your usual sunny day fishing rainstorm experience
Most epic bocce court. Ever
No worries. This is the lock that the US Army…
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Kids like shantyboats the way they like treehouses
Benzy's bat that she calmly picked up after it flopped…
Big waves on Watts Bar Lake
The Tennessee River's dams turn it into a series of…
Crew of the Shantyboat Dotty: Hazel
Crew of the Shantyboat Dotty: Wes
Pie goes in to the shantyboat oven
Making pie crust when it is 90 degrees is a…
Cap'n Wes
Landing in Kimgston, TN
Wildlife Refuge. #shantyboat
#shantyboat lyfe.
Vaughn Loveday makes/carves/metalsmiths/inlays beautiful muzzle loader rifles. But this one…
Vaughn Lovejoy had childhood stories of people living on shantyboats…
Vaughn Goodson, our trip angel who we met in his…
Fish were caught. Thanks @clayduda and Vaughn. #shantyboat via Instagram
Squirlsey petrified with fright after the #shantyboat encounter with big…
Big boats with huge engines are a big problem on…
High seas mean waves wash over the deck of the…
@clayduda piloting the #shantyboat in high seas. via Instagram
#shantyboat cookin on the high seas. via Instagram
Crew of the #shantyboat overboard. via Instagram
A swim off the #ShantyBoat via Instagram
Ben Duncan, age 91, owner and proprietor of Duncan’s Boat…
Sitting at Duncan’s Boat Dock in the shade with a…
Swimming in the Tennesse River. #ShantyBoat #ShantyboatLife via Instagram
Thanks @klassykat68 for the champagne. #Shantyboat mimosas to celebrate our…
Out on a trash run with Jake Hudson of Ijams…
Jake Hudson who told stories of river clean up on…
Betty Goins childhood houseboat in which she grew up.…
#secrethistory interview with Betty Goins who grew up in a…
Another Thursday evening in Knoxville TN. #shantyboat via Instagram
Vaughn and his brother Blue in their #shantyboat just down…
Train bridge over the Tennessee River. #shantyboat via Instagram
Working on a #shantyboat blog post. via Instagram
Come get high with us party for Jesus. #shantyboat via…
Swimming in the Tennessee River at the end of a…
Squirlsey on the #shantyboat via Instagram
Knoxville has floating booms at the mouths of creeks. As…
Drunken #shantyboat postcard headed your way. via Instagram
Architectural Antics in Knoxville is a great place to pick…
The #shantyboat is afloat in the Tennessee River! via Instagram
We made it to Knoxville with the #shantyboat without dying…
Kickin it on the back porch of the #shantyboat on…
First real brekkie aboard the #shantyboat parked in a legume…
We’ve gone from white knuckling it to casual one-handed driving.…
Hazel in her travel lair in the truck. @gooddoghazel #shantyboat…
Watson’s amazing BBQ and farm supply in Tucumcari NM. #shantyboat…
Squirsy joined us on our madcap cross-country trip with the…
#shantyboat at Watson’s barbecue in Tucumcari New Mexico. Most hospitable…
Benzy and the #shantyboat in Williams. We stopped to walk…
Outside of Flagstaff Arizona. Th #shantyboat moves ever eastward. via…
Here’s what we’re doing as we tow the #shantyboat across…
Benzy and @gooddoghazel on the #shantyboat after a night in…
Leaving Felton with the #Shantyboat requires us to push up…
#Shantyboat checklist all checked. via Instagram
#shantyboat lookin good ready to roll. via Instagram
The little faeries brought the #shantyboat some of our favorite…
Farewells before departure on the #shantyboat via Instagram
Secret History stencil on the front of the #shantyboat. #stencil…
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