Sunday, September 21, 2014
It is the start of week 3. Last week, we traveled 252.4 miles and through 8 locks (no bagels, no cream cheese, but
we did score some pastrami at Hy Vee!)
Our goal today is to reach the Two River’s Marina in Rockport, IL,
right across the river from Louisiana, MO, a journey of 44.5 miles.
By the way, you northerners, the town is pronounced LOO SIANA and you're not likely to spot it on a map.
Tim has been doing much of the driving, and as a result, he
is in the sun much of the time. Today,
he decided to wear his Tilly hat.
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| Tim and hat |
Our first point of interest was Hannibal, MO. We saw the Mark Twain steam boat on the shore. and lots of Mark Twain store names, landings, marinas, etc.
We passed a few towboats, but the scenery was mostly trees, and water. We are amazed by how wide the Mississippi is. We are also amazed by how shallow it is. We are most often in 12-15 feet of water which is the depth the Army Corps of Engineers keeps the channels. We are used to the constant depths of Lake Pepin, MN, where 26 feet seems to be the norm.
Some 7 hours and 2 locks later, we got to our destination, Two Rivers Marina. |
| The Mark Twain in Hannibal |
We passed a few towboats, but the scenery was mostly trees, and water. We are amazed by how wide the Mississippi is. We are also amazed by how shallow it is. We are most often in 12-15 feet of water which is the depth the Army Corps of Engineers keeps the channels. We are used to the constant depths of Lake Pepin, MN, where 26 feet seems to be the norm.
Once there, we pulled into the gas dock, pumped out the holding tank (toilet), and filled the water tanks. When we tried to restart the engine to go to our assigned dock, the engine, again, made that awful dead-battery-on-a-cold-winter morning click and refused to start. After some persistent, coaxing and a few sailorly curses it finally fired up.
Tim was worried that the issue, now having happened twice, might be either batteries going dead, or the alternator or some other electrical mystery. Regardless, it was a concern since we will be anchoring out for 3 to 4 days south of St. Louis with little chance of mechanical assistance.
We decided to see if the shop guy at Two Rivers could help us when they opened at 10 the next morning. That would cost us another day, but that's the way the river flows.
Their open hours sign is great.
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| Ship's store hours |
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