L 206 Well I did Baton Rouge this morning. It was challenging but not really scary. There was a lot of traffic including ocean going ships but I can honestly say that at this point in the trip I'm not too impressed with ships, boats, barges, or anything else that's not human powered. The river provided very little current today. I've noticed a slow change in the river the last couple of days. Sandy banks are giving way to muddy banks. You might remember in Minnesota I was less than enamored with Mud. Tonight's camp site is right next to a dock of some kind. I am kinda worried about camping between here and N.O. One more thing. Jenny has read that the water quality below BR is bad and she doesn't want me filtering river water if I can possibly help it. So I've got a couple of empty bottles that I want to fill in BR. I paddle up to a tow boat and start talking to a couple of the crewmen who are painting the deck. I explain my situation to them and the captain brings out a 5 gallon bottle of water. I get my water bottles filled and don't even have to get out of my boat. You never know unless you ask.
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