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Kaskaskia Lock 10/15/2023
So a long day today through two locks, the Mel Price and The Chain Of Rocks Lock. The Chain of Rock is famous because if you miss the turn for the lock channel, which some have done, you literally end up on the rocks and your boat gets destroyed! We were lucky and talked with…
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Alton 10/14/2023
We have been here in Alton since last Wednesday, enjoying slowing down and preparing for our next three nights at anchor on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. We did fuel up and pump out the boat so we should be all set for the next part of our adventure. Our slip, which is another end…
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Out Of The IL River 10/11/2023
We once again started the day early to get ahead of commercial traffic in the LaGrange Lock. Pulled off the dock before sunup at 6:50am. We had 8 boats following us, but none of them were planning to go as far as we did today. We knew we had a long day ahead, as we…
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Barges Barges Barges 10/10/2023
Another early day, and one more tomorrow! Amy can’t wait to sleep in, as I have been getting her up before sun up, and that does not make for a happy Amy! Another picture from a Memphis’s early morning walk before sunrise. After so many barges the last couple days, we decided to tie to…
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Moving Down The River 10/9/2023
Another early start to the day after a long, but great, river briefing from Jeremy at Heritage Harbor last evening! He does a 2 hour+ slide show with info on the river system and where you can anchor between Ottawa and Paducah, KY. Warns you about shallow spots not on the charts, and gives general…
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Day 2 On The River 10/8/23
So we once again started the day early. Which was a little hard as you know I wrote the last post at 11:30pm! Got up and took Memphis for a walk at 5:20am and then got the boat ready for a 6:45am departure from the Joliet Wall. Did get a few pictures this morning before…
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Into The Rivers We Go! 10/7/23
So the last time I wrote to you we had the Cat mechanic working on the boat. We thought all was good, until we tried to pull away from the dock this morning in 20+MPH winds just before sunup. As we tossed the last line and I hit the throttles, we found out we did…
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AND SO WE SIT! 10/5/2023
We have been here in the Hammond Marina now for 5 days. Those that know me understand that I am ready to move on! The marina is huge, and we are out near the end of the last dock. The gate off the dock to take Memphis out is exactly 1/4 mile away. On top…
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Great Day Until The Very End 10/01/23
Sunday started as an early and great day. Got Amy up early for 7:30am church service and then our last breakfast at Franks’ Diner! We left Kenosha’s Southport Harbor this morning at 10:20am with 5-10MPH winds out of the south and 2′ or less waves straight off the bow. Who Dat loves the waves directly…
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Last Day In Kenosha 9/30/23
Our time here in Kenosha is coming to an end tomorrow morning as we will continue down Lake Michigan to Hammond, IN. We will await our river run with our flotilla there. We have had a great time exploring Kenosha and getting to know some of the great people here in the marina on our…
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