We're on a boat! Imagine that. As previously stated we've been invited to accompany our friends Kim & Lu on their excursion up the mighty Mississippi. The adventure started Saturday afternoon around 3pm when we cast off the lines. Lock 11 was a non event with a quick passage and an introduction into being a deck hand for me. (I'd rather be captain!) With nightfall closing in we pulled into a favorite anchorage just off Jack Oak Slough below Cassville, Wisconsin. For dinner we had sub sandwiches while travelling. That meant that all we could do once we were settled for the evening was drink! To the astonishment of all "2 drink" Lu killed off the first bottle! It wasn't long before the pillow met the head, but not before we witnessed a first for all of us. A raccoon swimming across the slough. Cool stuff!
Jack Oak anchorage.
Day 2 Sunday 9/5/10 The plan was to get an early start to our travels today since it is a Holiday and all the special occasion boaters will be out for one last hurrah. Our plan worked although the holiday boaters eventually found us. (Why do the guys with the go fast boats always play the stereo so loud while you're in a lock? Could it be to make up for some physical deficiency?) We made three locks today, topped off the fuel tanks in Lansing, Ia., and ended the day in a sand pit near Brownsville, Mn. Always interesting, these pits because they attract the rental boater crowd. We weren't disappointed. The music was horrible and went into the wee hours. For that you would expect to be flashed or something to ease the pain on our eardrums! Not this crowd.
Brownsville pit.
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