Day 21: Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Underway: At Lock      Motor Off: At Lock      Miles Traveled: 00      Stayed At: Lock wall

First Things First: First time using our battery operated fans to cool off – hot and steamy; first up close view of a moving barge (one barge a day goes through this lock – busy place).

Mile 118 to Mile 118: We decided to stay at the Kaskaskia Lock again today so we can get to Cape Girardeau Thursday morning to get gas and pick up mail. The next couple of days will be interesting. We have spent a good chunk of the day catching up on typing up our blog posts, downloading and organizing pictures and planning for the next couple of days. Sitting in one spot and resting is good for us but it is hard to do when we have a challenging 260 miles to go before our next marina stop. We just need to take it one day at a time I guess.

We met another fellow sailor – Bruce on Tango (a 24 foot San Juan) – who is almost done cruising single handed from the St. John’s River in Florida. All by himself. What an amazing adventure. Jack and Marilyn on Sea Spirit pulled in late in the afternoon – they are sailors but switched to a powerboat for this trip down the Mississippi to the Tenn Tom.