Day 53: Davenport
I was dropped off at my boat this morning by Andy and one of his sons. We unloaded the gear and began to load the boat. I said my see you laters to them as they had plans for the day. Both Andy and Liz have been important new friends as they have helped me
Day 52: Toasty day
I took off this morning with the weather expected to be quite hot. The heat index was well over 100, but I figured I would be on the water. It could not be that bad, right? I launched and was halfway down my first slough. I realized I lost my belt that I left on
Day 51: Big swells and white caps.
I woke up around 6 am because a fisherman was launching his boat to try his luck on the river. I was not able to go back to sleep, so I figured I would get moving as I had a big day ahead of me. I walked up to a gas station and filled my
Day 50: Mount Chestnut and a quit paddle
I woke up to the sounds of waves rolling onto the beach I was sleeping on. There was a tug passing by kicking up the swells. I broke down and jumped into the kayak. I was off to Mount Chestnut to explore. I docked my kayak and walked up across the train tracks. I was
Day 49: The Museum and the Mountains
Dubuque, IA to Mount Chestnut, IL I woke up feeling good. I broke my tent down off the dock. The dock manager came over and told me that he has seen a lot of things over the year. He told me that it was a first for someone to actually set up camp and sleep
Day 48: The return, the creativity, and the party.
Mud Lake Marina to Ice Harbor in Dubuque, IA I woke up this morning ready to get back on the river. I bandaged my foot and headed downstairs. I could smell the bacon and there were eggs waiting for me. Andy and I were going to drive up to Mud Lake to get me
Day 47: Recovering and more exploring.
Princeton, Camanche, Clinton, IOWA I woke up today feeling good. I looked at my foot and the soft tissue had rebounded together. The rest of it is just a top layer wound. It is still not pretty, but it is healing. I opted to just put a non stick pad over it and wrap it
Day 46: Recovering and Exploring
Princeton, La Claire, Davenport, IOWA I slept in again today. It was nice to be able to do that in a bed. Liz and the kids took off early this morning for an event and Andy was at work. He left me a truck to go drive around if needed. After cleaning my foot and
Day 45: Recovery
Princeton, IA I am grateful for the opportunity Andy and Liz have provided me. I slept in a bed and even slept in. By 8:00, the sun is usually heating my tent up. I slept till 11:00 simply because I knew I could. That, and my foot needed a break. It did not throb as
Day 44: Transport
I woke up this morning to see a tequila sunrise over the river. It slid through some clouds as it lit up the river. I snapped a quick shot of it as I wanted to make sure I had a image to remember it. I fell back asleep for a bit as I heard Tom