We left at 8 am for our 10 am appointment. Dyna checked out fine so they scheduled her surgery for the first slot with the hopes that we could bring her home the same day. We now had to figure out what to do with Dylan in Richmond for the afternoon.Dri…
My own signature line says
“It’s not a boat you’ve built till you’ve sworn at it, sweated over it, bled on it and cried beside it!” I made that up and use it on most of the boat building forms I post to. Well tonight I added a bit more blood to the project.I don’t think it’s bro…
But alas, the powers that control the boats had other
But alas, the powers that control the boats had other plans…anchor dropped and held just like it was suppose to…stern anchor went ashore just like clockwork…dinner of BIG salad was enjoyed…Captain and Crew showered and were cooling off nicely…..
As we approached the spot where we intended to drop anchor, we
As we approached the spot where we intended to drop anchor, we noticed that even the cows were HOT…it truly was a miserable day on the water. We were ever so glad that our generator was running and ACs were keeping the cabin cool…all day we kept t…
We keep seeing and hearing Asian Carp jumping…somehow the
We keep seeing and hearing Asian Carp jumping…somehow the sound of the boat causes them to leap … we first saw them on the Kaskaskia River in 2008…they were jumping in big numbers there…these on the Illinois River were usually singles but you’…
Then just a few miles down the river… poof, here they came
Then just a few miles down the river… poof, here they came chasing us around the bend…I think they just wanted us to know they were going to get home in time for dinner…no problem!!!! Do you think they heard us laughing at them????
Just outside the lock we spotted these fellows…who just
Just outside the lock we spotted these fellows…who just might have been in some trouble…hot and getting hotter…and wheels just buried in the deep oozy mud…seemed to be doing quite a bit of scratching, hemming and hawing…
Crew voted Beardstown Lock our favorite of the
Crew voted Beardstown Lock our favorite of the Illinois River…with no other boats or tows with barges around, they said we could just float in the middle if we wanted…hey, that’s a no brainer…no fenders to prepare…no lines to schlep…no boat h…
Pulled into Havana, Ill…Tall Timbers Marina…and plugged
Pulled into Havana, Ill…Tall Timbers Marina…and plugged in big time…all ACs up and running…it was plenty steamy…and even with the breeze we were HOT!!!! We waited until the coolness of next morning to hike up to Dollar General and get some su…
The next morning we were singing…we are passing through
The next morning we were singing…we are passing through Peoria, Peoria, Peoria…then Floyd corrected us…it is Pretoria and it is in South Africa…oh, well, that shut us up….how can you have any fun in this heat and humidity????
