SUNDAY JUNE 10TH, 2012

We had a long distance to travel and 3 locks to traverse today so got going before sunrise. It was worth getting up so early if for no other reason than seeing this sky.

By 6:15 a.m. we were through the fist lock of the day. The remaining two locks went like clockwork so that sped up the day.

We spotted this ferry from a distance and it looked like it was full of cyclists rather than cars. We figured it was a pedestrian ferry. As we came closer we heard the roar of Harley engines and noticed a large group of bikers departing the ferry.







This is a Coast Guard Buoy tender. It’s a busy time of the year for them as they replace damaged, lost and out of place markers. We came on one marker today that caused us to slow down and evaluate our course before we proceeded. Good move because it was out of place and we could have been in serious trouble. Barges sometimes snag the markers and move them out of position. But more often I think large floating debris catches on them and the current drags them.


A view of the river and jet skiers out enjoying a Sunday afternoon.

The wind grew steadily all day long. This big tow is bucking the wind and the waves.

We  spent the night in Lansing, Iowa. Stormy weather is predicted to roll in sometime during the night.