The night before we left Grafton a group of us wanted to go over to the Hawg Pit BBQ which is not a long walk but someone called to make sure it was open. As it turned out they said they would send over a ride for us, there were 12 of us. T…
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Celebrations in the Midwest
Let the Parade begin! Nice wheels …
Grafton Il – Sept. 13th
Today we finally got the early start we have been trying to get (no fog this morning) so up and out at 6:30. We had planned a loooong day 88 miles and 1 lock, that 1 lock could make or break us. More of the same scenery.grainsaltHey! look b…
tie ups to Abandoned wall, docks and Barges! OH MY…
Not alot to see along the way a few houses, lots of trees and barges though.The barges are loaded with asphalt, bark mulch, salt, sand, stone, pig steel, grain, crushed stone and other unmentionables. They are being transported from other plants …
Heritage Harbor to Henrys
Sunset at Heritage HarborThe plan for an early start was foiled by fog in the morning. we didn’t get out until almost 9:30After nearly 40 miles we pulled into our new home for the night. This is an abandon lock wall we tied up on. It is the…
Illinois River Southbound to Joilet IL and beyond
This is at the crossroads where the Calamet and Illinois River meetOk …..We now consider ourselves warned, we will not be swimming here thank you.Our first night on the Illinois River was a FREE wall in JoiletWe planned to leave bright and early but …
Goodbye to Chicago
Heading out of Chicago a much nicer day for photos of the cityWe left with a buddy boat to head thru the city, thats Something Special up ahead of us.There are nice parks and many resturants, coffee shops and pubs all along the waterwayThis is an amazi…
Passing time in the BIG City
Today was dreadfully HOT 97 degrees the weatherman said it would feel like 105 and it did. But we took the bikes into town anyway. We locked them up at Millennium Park and continued on by foot. The section we did was the Loop which in…
St. Joseph’s MI to Chicago IL
Today was a great day to cross over to Chicago its a 60 miles trip across Lake Michigan to Chicago. It really could not of been better!Happy Hours in St. Joe’s, 6 looper boats were there and with a big trip across the lake in the morning cocktail…
aug 27-30th Holland to St Joseph’s MI
Another early start for us leaving Holland after 2 days.Too early for beach goersHere are a couple of statues in HollandDowntown Holland MIWhen we left Holland we once again followed Grianan to the next stop….the original plan was to travel to South …
