Sunday, September 25, 2011

Sept 25

U 436 Really foggy this morning. The tow boats has to pull over.  I used my GPS to stay in the channel and got a couple of hours of paddling in without being able to see anything.  Sweet.  I did locks 16 & 17 today. Lock 17 had a tow boat and 18 barges waiting to lock through. I had to wait 1/1/2 hours for my turn. My status as a retiree ment nothing. Looks like I'll meet jenny in Hannibal Mo. On Thurs. I need to make 30 mpd to get there. Here's hoping.

4 comments:

  1. Hi Dave

    I follow your blog daily and am enjoying it a lot.

    I know of you thru your sister Paula. For some strange reason I have not been able to post
    comments via my gmail account.....so trying LiveJournal. Hope it works

    bruce bowden
    bellingham, wa

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  2. Dave,
    Thick fog..hadn't thought about that..you could have been de-boated by anything. Thursday looks like a GREAT day for you. Wishing you no more "gas lines" at the locks. keep paddling..glad that Bruce
    gets to join the commentary.

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  3. Dave, looks like you get another rest on Thursday, careful in the fog, those barges come out of no where I am sure. Keep on paddling, Pat

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  4. Yo Dave,

    CAT 3 Single in a Kayak? Think about you down there every time I fly over the river on the transcons. I always get a "really?" or a "Wow!" from the F/O when I tell them what you are doing.

    Let me know if the rations run low, I will open the window and toss out the first class snack basket.

    Keep paddling that whiskey river,
    Tim

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