Day 27: Monday, October 1, 2012

Underway: Marina     Motor Off: Marina      Miles Traveled: 00     Stayed At: Marina

First Things First: First courtesy car.

Mile 32 to Mile 32: Rainy and dreary all day – a great day to make a run to Walmart to restock and reconnect with old and new friends. After using the courtesy car to load up on food and essentials in Padukah, we had lunch with Rumpshaker and caught up with their adventures getting here from Alton Marina. They are only a little over a week from being done with their trip to relocate to Alabama – the journey has gone way too fast.

Bruce on Tango (from Kaskaskia Lock and Dam) motored in looking a little worse for the wear from his long tiring journey. He ended up getting stuck on the lock wall for days longer than he wanted because they opened the dam and let out a lot of water along with logs and other debris. The current was so swift he couldn’t safely get away from the wall. They closed the wall and pool because of the turbulence which caused boaters coming down from Hoppies to have to quickly find less than perfect spots to anchor on the Mississippi. I’m sure we’ll hear more about Bruces’ adventures later this week.

We enjoyed happy hour with Rumpshaker on Northern Spirit. We sat in their fully enclosed cockpit and enjoyed snacks, drinks and conversation, with a steady rain falling on the canvas cover, until well after dark. We made plans for brunch on Wednesday morning. Cindy is going to make Ebelskiver’s (round Danish pancakes) for breakfast – we actually brought the heavy cast iron pan with for just this type of occasion. We wouldn’t want to go too long without knowing where our next meal was coming from would we?