(NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT THIS POST WAS IN THE DRAFT SECTION AND NOT THE POSTED SECTION. IT IS A LITTLE OLD BUT STILL APPROPRIATE.) We had a lot of rain yesterday afternoon and in the […]
We were up and at it about 6:00 this morning. I did my engine checks before I started the generator. I needed the power to brew coffee. Candy and I went to shore and I took […]
We spent a lot of time talking about the weather this morning because the next 3 nights are anchor out time. There are 4 boats that will be travelling together (Champ III, Once Upon A Time, […]
No big rush to leave this morning because we were only traveling 16 miles. We got underway about 10:15 with fairly heavy skies. You can see the haze in the pictures. Spent part of the early […]
Woke up this morning to heavy river fog. Temperatures were cool and there was a lot of steam coming off the river. Candy and I almost had a hard time finding Big Blue Island. The sun […]
What a glorious morning with temps in the low 50’s but warming quickly. No clouds and little wind and temps predicted in the mid 80’s. Candy and I saw a tow go by when we were […]
Another crisp morning in Illinois. Temps were about 47 this morning when Candy and I went for our walk. Along the way we met a man talking on his cell phone and from what I overheard […]
Good sunny morning with the river ready for us. It was cool this morning but not real cold. We called the 1st lock before we left the dock as it was only 2 miles downriver. They […]
Chicago was great in spite of all the news about what was going on in the south part of the city. We were in downtown and enjoyed it. Candy really liked walking Navy Pier and the […]
Pretty cold this morning for boaters. It was 42 when Candy and I went for our walk. The sky was partly to mostly cloudy and the winds had shifter to the southeast as predicted. So it […]