The Wide Vista at Lock 5A MM 727
The Mississippi is a river in a hurry. The current's speed varies but the flow is relentless. For the last month, against the relentless current, we've been happy traveling 5 mph. If Nellie made it all the way to 6 mph there'd be big, goofy smiles on our faces. Today we entered a wide spot on the river called Lake Pepin. It might as well be the Twilight Zone. For it was here that we saw 8 mph!
Lake Pepin at MM 774 Looking North
Lake Pepin Chart at MM 774
I knew that mechanic pictured in yesterday's blog posting was not to be trusted. Today the engine's over-temp gremlin was back and playing hide and seek with us. One moment it was there, the next gone. The solution to this problem lays in its consistent inconsistency. Stay tuned.
Hjortie and Nellie Last Visited on the Chesapeake in 2012
Winona, Minnesota to Lake City, Minnesota
Tonight Nellie's in Hansen's Harbor Marina which is just a few miles north of Lake City, Minnesota, MM 776. Fun fact: Lake City is where water skiing was invented. Today's was a 50 mile trip and that ups our total to 4,165 miles. DBH
