On Thursday we pulled out of Hoppies famous barge marina and took a half day ride down to Kaskaskia Lock. We stumbled across this castle and have no idea whose it is. Then later we saw a mystery boat coming toward us through the mist. It was the American Queen! They were taking […]
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Yes, today we went past the Gateway City that was truly the entrance to the west for many pioneers. The St. Louis Arch is the tallest manmade monument in the USA and quite an engineering feat. Unfortunately the elements in downtown St. Louis have made this beautiful park practically unusable after dark and
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To bring you up to date, Native Son has been repaired and is back with us. All is now working well on their vessel. We will depart on Wednesday morning for Hoppies which will be our last fuel and freshwater stop until we reach the Tennessee River at Green Turtle Bay. That is approximately 240
On Sunday we set out with Native Son and turned south toward home. There is a bit of finesse to traveling the section of the Mississippi that we must cover. This is due to a near total lack of facilities for private boats past a certain point and the fuel burn involved over
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We have made it! That is us on the Mighty Mississippi. Yes we are now docked on the Mississippi River at mile marker 221.5 at Port Charles Marina. Now some folks who were watching the SPOT thought we had lost our way and made a wrong turn going upstream on the Mississippi. But the reason
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Yes it has finally happened. After numerous encounters with tows during this trip we decided to just throw in the towel and go to work for Logsdon Towing Company. Above we are seen on our first assignment pushing a barge loaded with shelled corn. It is rough work but the pay is good.
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Sorry that I cannot send out blogs. The WIFI is too weak. I am still writing them and will send all ASAP.
Yes friends that is me holding our first catch of the day. More on this later but first we have to catch up as it has been a couple of days. When last we left you it was in Joliet. I hope you did not think we had been put in the Big
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Yes dear friends we have now seen something new. That is a dead horse’s carcass in the above photo. More on this later. This morning two events coincided to create a recipe for disaster. One, the hurricane known as Isaac arrived right on time with it’s wind and rain. Two, the counterclockwise swirl,
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