Day 65: Things that go boom!!
Waking up on a beach is a good life. I woke up ready for a big day. I got onto the water as I was looking to travel through a lot of the back sloughs today. Sloughs are back channels along the main current. They are like a state road to the interstate. It was
Day 64: the trek
I got up off the couch this morning at Scott’s place. I grabbed my gear and closed up his place as I made my way to my boat. It was on a dock from the night before, so I was going to have to find someone to help me load it into the water. As
Day 63: corvettes, solo, party shots
Hannibal, MO to the Sand Bar I woke up from sleeping under a boat club in my hammock. There was a thick fog covering the area. It was a surreal fog as I could see the river below me. I packed my gear up quietly as I was going to get back to doing my
Day 62: Rookie spill and doing what I do well.
Quincy, IL to Hannibal, MO I woke to find out that the launch we had our boats was one of the only launches in this area and boaters were expecting to use it. We got up to move our boats. After doing that, I went back to my pad. I was tired. I finally got
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.