Day 61: New crew and miles
Keakuk, IA to Quincey, IL We all took off this morning from the marina. I was with the canoeing couple and the single kayaker. It was a long day of clipping off miles. We paddled together and separately as we knocked out 38 miles. The 25 year old kayaker held his own and we moved
Day 60: Muskets, more river rats, and the marina.
Fort Madison, IA to Keokuk Marina, IA I woke up this morning well rested again. The grand kids were waking up and ready to take on their day. They wanted to go out and shoot their bb guns. They knew how to be safe and were pretty good shots. As they started aiming for the
Day 59: Blog, paddling, steak and fireworks.
I woke up well rested. I stayed with Wally, Leslie, and Shannon last night. Wally’s daughter worked as an intern for my best friend in the Pentagon. I made some eggs for breakfast and updated a few days worth of blog post. After I finished that, I packed my bag up and headed back
Day 58: More new friends
I woke up on the beach well rested. I cleaned out my tent and kayak since there was a trash can close by. I cleaned up in the athroom and got ready to enjoy the day. Today was the first day using both feet for my rudder. I cut across the main channel and
Day 57: Tubing, hydrofoil, 4:00
I woke today to a sunrise about to come up. I was looking to the east and awaiting it. I pulled out my phone to get the shot when it broke over the horizon. I caught it, then went back to sleep. The second time I woke up, the smell of bacon and cinnamon rolls
Day 56: Care package
I woke up relaxed and ready to see what todays adventures had in store for me. I mat Steve and Miriam when I got off the boat. They wanted to walk with me to find my food package. I found out the building was not open till 11:00. I had a few hours to kill.
Day 55: The carnival and the kidnapping
Muscatine, IA I woke today to the sound of thunderstorms. I got up and saw Brian in the garage. Steve and Lisa were not awake yet. I realized I was up too early and headed back to bed for a bit to “rest my eyes.” I was relaxing for a bit until I heard Steve
Day 54: New friends
I was able to sleep in today. It felt good to be in a bed. I got up and caught up on some blog post. I met Cyndee’s son. He was going to take me to get a bite to eat and back to my boat. We stopped by a Hobo Sandwich shop. I ordered
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