Friday, June 12, 2009 We're back at Green Turtle Bay after a couple weeks at home. The highlight of our trip home was Grandson Drew's' 8th grade graduation. During the ceremony he played guitar and sang. He even wrote a verse of the song. He sounded great and never missed a cord. (takes after me. Ha!) The picture shows Pam, Drew, grandson Luke, & yours truly.
We got back to the boat Wednesday afternoon and found it pretty much as we left it. Just dirtier. Thursday was cleanup day with the thought of leaving today. Mother Nature however has other plans. Thunderstorms with flash flooding rolled through the area last night as they have been doing over the area of our travels for the past few days. A look at the weather map shows no let up for the next several days. St. Louis is predicted to get near 5 inches over the next 4 days and the river is rising again. It's predicted to be up 3 feet by Sunday which translates to more current and debris to fight. The worst part is that between here and Alton, Illinois there are no islands to hide behind to get out of the current. Only small tributaries which are subject to flash flooding when it rains hard. I think we'll sit tight for a few more days and watch the geese behind Tourist.
A check of the Coast Guard Navigation Notices shows a warning to be on the look out for heavy debris in the waters below St. Louis and barges transiting the area should have a pilot on board who has high water experience. Could we make it? Certainly but why? It's called pleasure boating after all!
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