Sunday, Sept.
28 -
First going to share some more of Hoppie's that I couldn't upload last time. Here is the log that had the guy in front us fall in trying to move it. The debris coming down river was unbelievable!
It had been
a rolly night as our boat kept rocking as the barges paraded past Hoppie’s. Barge after barge, oh yeah, and the train
tracks were practically running through our salon. Did not make for a great night’s sleep.
Forecast for today mid-80’s. Here we go with another hot one. Didn’t leave until almost 10AM as we knew we
were going to make it a short day of about 40 miles. Thought we would stay “plugged in” as long as
possible so we could run the air conditioner.
Once we disconnect from shore power we can no longer run the a/c. We have 4 fans but they only do so much when
there is no breeze.
Relatively
easy run down to the confluence of the Kaskaskia River and the Mississippi. Just off the channel is the Kaskaskia Lock
& Dam. We hailed the lockmaster and
asked permission to tie up to the outside wall of the lock for the night. Turns out he’s a cat lover too, had a nice
chat with him and got Free Bird tied up nicely.
We were the only boat there. 
The
other Loopers all wanted to make more headway and continued farther South. We just wanted to go for a ride in Marley to
cool off and take a hike. The thermometer was reading 89! Got Molly set
up with a nice fan blowing on her and took off.
Pulled up to a nice sand beach and tied Marley to a tree. Wanted to make sure that if a towboat went by
Marley didn’t end up in New Orleans!
Took nice
shaded hike to an area where they had great interpretive signs and learned more
about the Kaskaskia River. The river
goes all the way to Evansville, IN. Felt great to get out and walk. Back to the boat to take in a nice sunset. No TV reception so enjoyed an evening playing
with Molly and reading.
LOCATION UPDATE - Here is our current position as of Sunday. One more day on the Mississippi and hopefully we'll be able to turn up the Ohio!
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