Wednesday: Got going pretty early and everything went right, went straight through all the locks, no bridges to open, and it was a beautiful day-75 degrees.We are staying at the "Big Muddy Bar and Grill" dock for the night. If you eat at their restaurant you can spend the night free. We had an excellent dinner; what more can you ask for.
When we were pulling up to the dock we saw 2 men dressed in white taking pictures of our boat. At first we thought they were the cooks from the restaurant but then there were more-20 in all. They were from India and were foreign exchange students attending the University of Iowa and they spoke very little English. Their sponsor said that they never saw a boat like ours and they all wanted their pictures taken with us and the boat. We obliged. They all were dressed in white except for 1-he had a western shirt and a cowboy hat on!
We had time for a walk after dinner. It is fun seeing all these little river towns. A lot of old houses. We also got some pictures of some river houses on stilts; some were big and beautiful and some were mobile homes.
CO comments: It's all coming together; high winds, strong currents, locks and the like, the XO and I are working together smoothly. Our big round bumpers are working very well but look terrible. After a day of going through several locks any boat is going to be dirty. The best thing to do is to have a drink, a good meal, go to bed, and get up in the morning and do it all over again. Wait for a 3 day rest and then you can clean your boat. Bobbie still gets at least 12 TV stations at each stop.
Glad to hear that things are going along well for you and KimJo...Isn't it amazing how people get interested in what you are doing! We are having so much fun hearing you talk about things that we have seen or have been to. We finally get to go to Red Wing this weekend. We are so excited.
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