Nellie's Starter Key on the Raw Water Strainer's Thruhull
The new impeller went in easily this morning and worked flawlessly.
John Niccolls had some good advice: when you close the raw water strainer, leave the boat's starter key on the thruhull. You may still forget to open the thruhull, but you won't be able to start the boat!
A Swing Bridge Just Before Lock 15 Halts our progress
Today we had a short but action packed run. Between the flooding, the bridges, the towboats, the lurking wing dams, and Lock 15, we used all our skills and still managed to learn some new swear words.
Nellie on the Lock 15 Cam Entering the Chamber (Thanks to Lee Anderson)
A Late Bloomer
Truck and Trailer Auction
It's amazing what you come across in a seven mile walk from Bettendorf to downtown Davenport. The truck and trailer auction pictured above was huge. Trucks with 1M miles on them were going for $6K while grain trailers were around $8K.
What Would Tom Sawyer Do?
We Must Be Closing In. The Sign Says 361 miles to St. Paul, Minnesota
Rock Island, Illinois to Bettendorf, Iowa
It was a whole seven miles from Sunset Marina to the Isle of Capri Casino. But, for $15 in slip rent we just couldn't pass the casino up! Total miles under the keel is 3,871. DBH
