Water, water everywhere!For the past week or so, we have been travelling down the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. Again, surprisingly, there isn't much...
Captain's Log - Part 4Alison and I had two very different and interesting conversations recently. We are docked at Hoppies Marina, on the Mississippi, 25 miles...
Hello, Mississippi River!Today, we find ourselves at the confluence of the Illinois & Mississippi Rivers (Grafton IL). The trip down the Illinois River has been...
The kindness of strangers and flying carp!Along the Illinois River we have seen many of the 'flying carp' that we have heard so much about. They really do jump right out of the...
Captain's Log - Part 3Just when we thought we had this boating down…bedlam in a lock! The locks here in the States are designed for (and paid for) by...
FINALLY ... Chicago!The last few days of challenging seas behind us, we have Chicago in sight! We arrived on Sept. 24 as Eric noted in his last entry. The...
Captain's Log - Part 2Well folks, we are now off the Great Lakes and they have contributed significantly to the memories we will carry forward with us from...
The weather Gods are with us!After 2 nights on Muskegon Lake, we finally got some flat seas to motor on! We are nearing the south east corner of Lake Michigan (thank...
Not all who wander are lost.Eric bought me a fun necklace for our 33rd anniversary on Sept. 17. One of the charms says "not all who wander are lost". AMEN! Some...
Windy days = staying putSince we entered the US at Drummond Island, weather has been challenging. We left beautiful Frankfort on Sunday morning with our hopes...
