Floyd’s idea of relaxed Captain usually includes drinks, snacks, and cigars on the aft deck…can you blame him??? This time it also included watching a couple of other boats drop anchor…always nice to see how others work it!
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Sunset is always my favorite!!! Maybe that's because I
Sunset is always my favorite!!! Maybe that’s because I try hard to not see sunrise!!! this was one of the best we’d seen in a long while!!!
We knew there were Loopers behind us…We had left
We knew there were Loopers behind us…We had left them playing tourists at Hoppies…late that afternoon here they came…TROPICAL BREEZE, BAVARIAN CREAM, AND BOREAS. We all spent a peaceful night tucked behind the Cumberland Towhead Island. Plenty of…
Yes, we are still playing that yellow car kissing
Yes, we are still playing that yellow car kissing game…Captain got this one!!! LOL
Day 3 on the Mississippi quickly turned into a day on the
Day 3 on the Mississippi quickly turned into a day on the Ohio…now we are going upstream against the current…yes, it did slow us down…luckily water was high and Locks were open…so we scooted right over. this big guy is still under construction….
We were so tickled the next morning to discover our friend
We were so tickled the next morning to discover our friend Wayne P headed back up river. He greeted us as we pulled into the channel…”Goooood morning, TUMBLEWEED…I was wondering if you folks were gonna get up and move…the rest of us been working …
And a gorgeous and quiet evening it was. Sunset was
And a gorgeous and quiet evening it was. Sunset was spectacular and ,of course, we spotted an occasional Wal Mart truck on the bridge. Anchor held just fine. In fact, Captain said we could sleep in…no need to rush outta here in the morning.
Finally came the anchoring event I'd been dreading all day.
Finally came the anchoring event I’d been dreading all day. Boston Bar…a small island by a highway bridge just off the channel of the mighty Mississippi. You see, when we anchor, I drive the boat. Something I was NOT looking forward to in this situat…
Once again it was a busy day of keeping track of tows and
Once again it was a busy day of keeping track of tows and barges. In the eight hours we traveled, we encountered 30 barges and tows…one fella was ever so proud to be pushing “7 wide”…he was huge!!! We did have some fun with the Wayne P LaGrange an…
We knew it would be a longer day so we headed out around 8
We knew it would be a longer day so we headed out around 8 only to be turned back at the Mississippi entrance…seems a barge was heading our direction and his advice to us was…go back the way you came and stay out of the way…no argument there. Hap…
