Before we got started this morning, John had to figure out why the aft head wasn't pumping any water. Fortunately, it was just a kink in a hose. Oh that all of our problems could be solved so easliy. We got underway at 7:45 A.M., hoping to do 60 miles or so today. It was cloudy and mild and we are hoping to outrun the rain.
We went right into Cannelton Locks without a wait. We stopped at 6:00 P.M. and anchored out in front of Little Hurricane Island just past Owensboro, Kentucky. It rained and blew all night long. We tool turns monitoring the electronics so that we were sure our anchor was holding. we definitely didn't want to end up stuck on the island. In the end we traveld 100 miles on Thursday.
Friday morning we got underway at 8:00 A.M. We only have about 35 miles to go today. It was gray and ugly and raining when we left. The plan was to go to Nu Plaza Yacht Club in Evansville, Indiana at 797 mile marker. We needed to get fuel, do laundry, shop for a few things, and sleep, not necessarily in that order.
We went through Newburgh Locks at 9:45 A.M.; the locks were open and ready for us again. How nice is that? We arrived at Nu Plaza Yacht Club at noon. The man working there was very nice. We bought 146.8 gallons of diesel at $3.04 a gallon. That means we got 2 miles to the gallon, which isn't bad for a boat our size. If you buy 100 gallons or more of fuel, you get to stay overnight for free. They also have free laundry facilities, and a courtesy van. So, John took the van and went shopping and I started doing laundry. It felt good to get caught up.
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What do you do without a ceiling fan tassel at night? Glad to see you finally got to follow the dream. Hopefully the rest of us are not far behind. Best of luck. Joe
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