L 141 I want to be the first to observe that the Mississippi river becomes a lake in Louisiana. I swear there is no flow. Nada, zilch, zippo. I stopped paddling a few times today and I started drifting back toward Minnesota. I am in my second to the last camp site. I'm worried about finding a place tomorrow afternoon. I want to be around 15 miles above Jackson Square, THE END. The shore is getting more and more developed. I say developed but what I mean is
piers and docks, grain elevators and chemical plants. We are exporting a bunch of stuff. From what I have observed nothing is being offloaded it's all being loaded for export. Today was, I would describe as, pretty bad. No rudder, strong winds, much confusing barge and ship traffic plus I was paddling in a lake. I didn't care. If I was moving forward I knew I was getting closer to the end. I'm 46 miles away. I'd like to do around 30 tomorrow. Every stroke gets me closer.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Mississippi Lake
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It is time to come in out of the cold and back to lawnmowers, gardens, Grandbabies, and cars. Jenny is going to have to give you a driving lesson before you can be checked out in the car!!!! Press on, we're quite proud of you!! B and D
ReplyDeleteSeth and Courtney, Aubs, and the blondies are on their way! You will have a big cheering squad at the pullout tomorrow!! What an accomplishment. Now, to find one more place to bunk tonight...paddle on, rudderless but almost done, brother!!
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