U697 I pulled into a park in Winona MN this morning and emptied my trash bag (it doesn't take much to make the highlights). It was cold this morning. I was warm in my sleeping bag but I had to get out of it. That was hard. I did 3 locks today. The novelty of paddling through locks has completely worn off. The last lock I did this afternoon was # 7. I only have 22 more (WOOPIE) all the numbers associated with this trip are huge. It's best not to think about it. At my normal stopping time 4-4:30, I found myself in La Cross. WI. I had told myself never to let that happen. People don't like you camping in their yard. I pressed on and turned off the main channel into a estuary sort of area. I'm pitching my tent when a tour boat cruises by full of eco tourists getting a lecture on the Mississippi ecology or something. I might have been the only wildlife they got a good look at. Oh, one more thing. I'm locking through lock # 7, just above La Cross and there's an observation deck full of people . I'm the only one in the lock so guess what they're observing? They took a bunch of pictures. I took out at that lock to fill my water bottles and saw myself in the mirror. I understand why they were taking pictures. Sun just went down and so did the temperature. More tomorrow.
Keep having to redirect the UPS guy downriver. How are those trains?
ReplyDeleteChin up Dave, you get closer each day to the gulf, some of your comments make me think you are thinking about the enormaty (sp) of this trip. It is hugh, but what an accomplishment. Keep on paddling, Pat
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