Island City Harbor Marina, Sabula, to Davenport, IA

Lindsay Park Yacht Club, Davenport, IA

Beach at Prinston, IA-reminds us of Red Wing

Our slip at Davenport, IA

Sunday: It was foggy this morning so we didn't get going til 10:00. It was very hot and humid. When we got to the first lock they said it would be a 2 hour wait so we decided to use the little anchor to hold us so we could turn engines off and save fuel. We went to throw the anchor out and we realized we were too close to a green buoy; Keith was the thrower and I drove the boat. To make a long story short we lost the anchor but we did not hit the green buoy! No need for details but all is good.

There were a lot of boaters out today (85 degrees and humid) and the beaches were full with boats all over the place. What a difference from yesterday when it was just us and the Tows. This beach by Prinston, IA, reminded us of the Red Wing area. Lock 14 by Davenport, IA, has an Auxiliary Lock used on weekends. We had to take a side channel off the main one . It was full of boats anchored out, tubers, a boat selling beer, burgers, etc. We couldn't believe it, we had to drive around them to get to the lock; at first we thought we were in the wrong place. Oh well, another new experience. Note to self; never travel the river on hot, sunny, weekends.

We stayed at Lindsay Park Yacht Club tonight (pictures above). When we got to the gas dock we were greeted by a fellow "Looper" who is leaving later this week. He said a friend had called him from Sabula and said they had met someone doing the Loop in a Sea Ray and are headed his way. There were several other boaters here that saw our "Burgee" and wanted to talk about the loop.

The Lindsay Park Yacht Club is just across the river from Rock Island, IL, and the Rock Island Arsenal and they played Taps at 22:00 every night. It is a beautiful night and could be heard throughout the valley.

CO's comments: We rated LPYC a 9. Good restaurant and right at the dock. Nice, helpful employees; they even plugged in our electrical cords for us. You can also walk to the downtown area. To enter the marina you must go downstream and then come back upstream and enter harbor at a 45 degree angle.