The good luck has finally come our way. We ran another
155 miles today and the boat is running great.
We had a very uneventful day on the water. Everything went as planned and life is
good. We arrived in Keokuk, Iowa at 6:45
pm tonight at the Keokuk Yacht Club. We walked into the club house at 7
pm and sat down looking for cold beer after another long day.
We were informed it was "Taco Night" at the club. For $20 buck,
Clair and I had enough Mexican food to fend off the biggest of appetites.
A member of the club asked us if we wanted to participate in the Thursday night
"Texas Hold'em" tournament for a $10 buy in. Clair declined, but I thought what the heck,
for $10 bucks, that is cheap entertainment.
We had about 50 people playing in the tournament all members of the
Yacht Club. I was enjoying speaking to
the locals and hearing about life on the Mississippi River in this part of
Iowa. The folks were great and both
Clair and I had a good time speaking with the locals.
To make a long story short, I ended up coming in 3rd
place in the tournament and winning $50 bucks.
Nothing to write home about, but better than a sharp stick in the eye. Lucky for us, the winner of the tournament
decided to buy a round for everyone that was in the club house. So Clair and I got a free beer out of the
deal. Really just great folks. Exactly what you would expect from the Midwest.
Back to our trip... we called the local fuel service and they
will be here at 8:00 am to pump over 200 gallons of diesel fuel into the
boat. Unfortunately, we will get a late
start tomorrow, but we are hopeful that we can somehow make up the time in
route. We hope to finish the Mississippi
tomorrow and end up in Grafton, IL and so that we are able to begin our trip up
the Illinois River on Saturday.
After two of the most difficult days I have had on the
water, they have now been followed by two of the best days. The folks in Iowa ROCK! They are Southerners at heart.
We are looking forward to finishing the Mississippi and
heading north on the Illinois River tomorrow on our way to Lake Michigan tomorrow.
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