Adventure on the River!

Captain's Log - Day 6

Hey-oh! Another day afloat!

So, people have been asking me about life on the Mississippi. Let me break down our day today just to give you an idea.

We woke up around 10am and weighed anchor. This was actually pretty tough because both our anchors were planted deep in what seemed to be clay. Took some doing, but we got 'er done.

We have a breakfast of scrambled eggs with cheddar, toast, and canned peaches. Simon attempts to choke down some instant coffee ... I'm not a coffee drinker, but even I can tell that stuff is pretty bad after just one sip.

We cruise for miles, pass through a few locks without incident. Lunch is PB&J sandwiches with Sun Chips. Maybe grab a freeze pop for dessert.

At one point, we were boarded by a pirate ... wearing a rape whistle ... , but fortunately, we were able to fend him off. Pretty fierce looking, right?

As we cruise, we pump some tunes (including Phantogram's Eyelid Movies, which I'm finding to be good cruising music), work out with some resistance bands, get towed on a line behind the boat, and read. I actually finished Wastelands on Friday. It's a collection of post-apocalyptic short stories. If you're into that sort of thing, I recommend picking it up! Thanks, Taylor for letting me borrow it.

During our cruise, we passed two guys in kayaks who said they're headed to Tampa! Wow! That's amazing. Maybe that's what I'll do next time - up the ante a little bit.

We stopped in Muscatine, Iowa to refuel. Plan C was thirsty - she took 111 gallons! This whole time we had been thinking that we had a 100 gallon fuel tank ... guess not! Also, proud to report that we did not crash into this fuel dock! We're getting better with each day!

Speaking of post-apocalyptic, check out this power plant we passed just south of Muscatine! This thing looks crazy! Wouldn't this be a great setting or backdrop for a movie in the "ghetto future" genre? Wonder if Leonardo DiCaprio would be interested in playing the lead ... I'd watch that movie.

Around 6pm, we start looking for beaches and found a great little beach on Willow Bar Island. This is a very desolate stretch of river, so we break out the 20 gauge and shoot some skeet!

After a dinner of pasta, we build a fire on the beach and toast some marshmallows.

And now, here I am blogging. All in all, not a bad day. Plus, Simon's rice remedy worked on Mike's iphone! There's one to take off the casualties list!