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October 19, 2023 catch-up
Rita and Scott continue their journey, staying two nights in Alton, IL. They experience their first floating marina and enjoy the hospitality and friendliness of locals. Their navigational challenge involves dealing with locks which terrify Rita, but they successfully manage. They arrive in Hoppie’s, Imperial, MO, having left the Illinois River for the Mississippi River…
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Travel Day Oct. 13, 23 (Alton to Hoppies) (travel day #10)
Scott here Now we are cruising the mighty Mississippi River. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t concerned about the river, especially anchoring on the river. We need to get fuel yet and a pump out. If we don’t do that today yet, that will be our first thing to do in the…
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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, Oct. 11, 2023 (Grafton, IL to Alton, IL)
Scott hereTravel day #9 All righty now. Time to travel the Mississippi River! We made it through the IL River without much of a fuss. BUT, it has admittedly felt like work at this point. Moving every day. This year is a little different on the Loop with flotillas of boats sort of pushing us…
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