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
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