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That’s the question that presented itself when we learned of Pam’s Mom’s knee replacement surgery which had just been rescheduled for November 27th. Originally the operation was to take place on the 11th of November which if all went well would have al…

It’s getting to be that time of year here in the Midwest. The temps are dropping and boats are coming out of the water like popcorn. Recently I had the opportunity to share in this annual sad event with two of our friends.The first took place on a cool…

Day 8  (9/13/13)     The temperature dipped into the upper 40’s last night making for a great nights sleep but along with the cooler temps came a morning fog over the river valley. Once the sun popped up the haze dissipated and we were o…

Day 5 continued  9/10/13     12:30 p.m. was our turn around time at MM 857.6. It’s all downhill from here.Lucky for us the small tow that we followed through the locks was still switching barges at one of the terminals so our return path…

Day 4 (9/9/13)     Another hot day on the way with temps forecast to be in the mid 90’s! With that in mind we got out of Dodge before things warmed up. Three miles later we were locking through Lock 3, again our timing was good. Just as we le…

For many years our boating centered around a 30 mile radius of Dubuque, Iowa. Mile 580 on the Upper River. (580 miles above the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers). The big trip of the summer boating season was our annual pilgrimage to Stillwa…

Last summer while we were cruising the Chesapeake I got word that my daughter and her family were participating in a 3 mile run which included some obstacles and a little mud. Silly me, I thought it sounded like fun and informed her that if they did it…

Last summer while we were cruising the Chesapeake I got word that my daughter and her family were participating in a 3 mile run which included some obstacles and a little mud. Silly me, I thought it sounded like fun and informed her that if they did it…

More and more increasingly over the past couple of years I have become my parents designated driver. Both are in their 80’s so it’s not a bad thing but does require some patience since my Dad still tells me where to make every turn!A couple of weeks ag…

More and more increasingly over the past couple of years I have become my parents designated driver. Both are in their 80’s so it’s not a bad thing but does require some patience since my Dad still tells me where to make every turn!A couple of weeks ag…