We were hoping for a sunrise start but once again the river had other plans for us. At 7:00 am the fog was so thick we couldn’t see either shore from our anchorage. The fog lifted around 9:30, the anchor weighed and we were underway.
Today was the busiest day we’ve had for commercial traffic, a single tug pushing up to 20 barges. Each barge being 35 feet wide by 195 feet long. They looked like they were moving two city blocks. They stir up a wake that would warrant small craft warnings on the lakes.
Mid afternoon we arrived at an anchorage just south of Cape Girardeau, MO. The anchorage was at the entrance of Little River Diversion Channel. After dinner we baked a cherry pie and shared it with a Canadian couple from one of the 9 other boats anchored here.
Tomorrow we should be heading upstream on the Ohio River on our way to the Cumberland River and then Kentucky Lake.
Peace to all.
Today was the busiest day we’ve had for commercial traffic, a single tug pushing up to 20 barges. Each barge being 35 feet wide by 195 feet long. They looked like they were moving two city blocks. They stir up a wake that would warrant small craft warnings on the lakes.
Mid afternoon we arrived at an anchorage just south of Cape Girardeau, MO. The anchorage was at the entrance of Little River Diversion Channel. After dinner we baked a cherry pie and shared it with a Canadian couple from one of the 9 other boats anchored here.
Tomorrow we should be heading upstream on the Ohio River on our way to the Cumberland River and then Kentucky Lake.
Peace to all.
1 comment:
I was really impressed that you guys baked a pie onboard, until my husband said "what's the big deal - they probably just had one of those store bought pie crusts, threw it in a pan, poured a can of cherries in and stuck it in the oven.".
I prefer to think that one of you pittted cherries, while someone else mixed and rolled out the fine, flaky crust!!!Anyway - I'm sure it was good.
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