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Travel Day #16 stats
Scott here! October 22, 2023, was travel day #16. Paris Landing to Cuba Landing. We are starting to enjoy this trip more and more! (Well, only 1 “more” for Rita at this point!) We were up early (Rita wakes up way too early in my book!) and we walked the dog around the state park…
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Travel Day # 15 stats
Scott here. This is what happened today, Oct. 21, 2023. What a good day! I am so happy to be able to say that and not say how much work this Great Loop thing is! K9 Jazzy was walked twice this morning, showers for the humans and we threw the lines about when we wanted…
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Travel Day #14 stats
Scott here. October 17, 2023 Paducah Transient Docks to Grand Rivers, KY where Green Turtle Bay Marina and Resort sits. Today was a pretty easy travel day. We moved from our slip to the fuel dock and waited for an employee to get the fuel and pump our ready. We needed a pump out more…
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Travel Day #13 stats
October 16, 2023 Boston Bar anchorage on the Mississippi River to Paducah, KY Today was strange. Our initial plan with our buddy boats was to leave around 8:00 am and Dove was going to leave earlier as they tend to go slower than the rest of us. We heard from Dove around 7 am that…
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Travel Day #12 stats
Scott here Lesson learned. When I schedule a post I need to make sure my computer or something gets on the internet to get out! This part of the Mississippi River seems to be in the middle of nowhere with slim to no internet. Tonight we are close to a highway, so we should have…
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Travel day # 11 stats
Scott here, but you knew that based on the title of this post! Much better day weather wise than yesterday. Although it is cold! I don’t think it ever topped 60 degrees! Let’s see how we did in my planning. Plan v ACTUALDate: October 14, 2023Start at: 9:30 am ACTUAL 9:25 amEnd at: 1:45 pm…
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Travel day #10 stats
Scott here… Travel day #10, Oct. 13, 2023 stats Plan v ACTUALStart at: 7:45 am for fuel, leave at 8:45 am ACTUAL 7:42 AMEnd at: 3:45 pm ACTUAL 1:37 pmTotal Time: 7:00 hour (4:42 travel time + 2 locks) ACTUAL 5:56)Distance: 42.4 miles ACTUAL 43.3 So we decided not to fuel up at Alton. Our…
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Travel Day #9 stats
Scott here for stats for October 11, 2023 travel day. If all travel days were like this it would be wonderful, but it would take forever to complete the Loop! A nice relaxing day is what we needed! It was nice to walk around Alton, have lunch, and have daylight left when we got back…
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Travel day #8 stats
Scott here. Remember my last travel day stats post? I had the # wrong. That one should have been #7. Plan v ActualDate: 10/10/23Route name in Aqua Maps: TD: 10/10/23 (Beardstown to Grafton)Nebo Link: Click hereCrew: Captain Scott, 1st Mate Rita, & K9 JazzyStart at: 7:00 am Actual 7:43 amEnd at: 4:00 pm Actual 4:15…
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Travel Day #7 stats
Scott here LONG travel day for October 9, 29023! We spent the night at a free dock. A restaurant called Kuchie’s on the Water. No services, but the stay was free and that is the right price in my book!! Today we traveled from the Peoria area, the restaurant is actually located in Creve Coeur,…
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