The alarm went off at 6:45a.m. but we were already up and ready to get gas and give brown water back. Today we only traveled 32 miles to Beardstown Town Dock where we tied up to a cement filled barge. We motored down the river on one motor again and made almost 8 miles per hour.
Remember the statement that the Water Level had dropped. Here is a picture of how high it was. When it gets back to normal, the river edges may not be pretty.
Some people were very smart and built their houses on stilts!
As we neared Beardstown, we were passed by Bank Grand, a b
oat our length but with very different features.
oat our length but with very different features. We tied up about 12:30 on the barge wall. Joy@sea and Barbara were already there. They caught Baby Grand's and Catrina's mooring lines. Soon Cynthia Faye joined the group. and we completely filled the dock. The town had replaced the walkway from the barge to the land that the flood had washed away. It made it easy for us to explore.
Debbie took off for Walmart on her four miles per hour shoes. In an hour she was back with two more 5 gallon fuel cans. We had figured the miles without gas available on the Mississippi-Ohio-Tennessee Rivers and decided to play it safe!
On the way back she met Barbara, Ken and Peggy. Barbara suggested a progessive dinner party. Peggy said she was going to the Laundry. Debbie hoped Tom had thought of all the dirty clothes but when arriving home, he hadn't so she did. Peggy and Debbie found a Dairy Queen directly across from the laundry. A Reward! Barbara and Ken lent us their cart. Laundry can be very heavy when you each have two full bags!
This is Baby Grand's cockpit!
Everyone brought an item or two to the picnic table and we had a delicious feast. That Barbara , the lady, is a good party planner!
