We left bright and early this morning, and cruised the Mississippi River from where it meets the Illinois River to Hoppies. We passed through two locks to get here and there are no more locks until we reach the Ohio River. This is quite the place. Fern and Hoppy are very interesting. They are so smart about the Mississippi River. They tell you where the river is too low to anchor and where to be extra careful of the barges and tows. They are having some serious issues with the Corps of Engineers. The wing dams the Corps installed has caused a lot of silting around their marina. It seems like it is possible that it will put them out of business. That would be a real shame for several reasons. First, they are nice, hard working people. Second, there is no other marina for a lot of miles. In fact, this is the last place to get fuel until Kentucky Lake. Third, it just isn't fair to ruin a long standing business.
These pictures are the ones from last Friday.
This is John's contraption to be able to drive the boat from the bridge in the all day rain.
Red sky at morn (Friday morning)
This is the baby deer we saw swimming across the river.
This video is of two Asian Carp (Flying Fish).
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