Skipper and Flipper

10/9/16 The black ink from my z-grip pen is a stark contrast to the crisp white pages of my new Mead 5-Star notebook. I love the possibilities all these blank pages of my new journal provide. I flip through them gently, imagining the unwritten words on the faded blue lines. What will fill the pages?… Continue reading Runaway Rollers and Flying Fish

10/4/2016  At this moment it is about 11:30am. Kyle is rowing while I rest for an hour. The sun is out full force in the sky, causing us both to sweat quite a bit while rowing. Music is playing out of our black speaker and there are tugs and barges traveling in all directions. The… Continue reading Zero Days and Cotton Fields 

10/2/2016  Today, itself, has been an exiting day! We have officially finished what is called the Upper Mississippi and started the Lower Mississippi. Meaning the chart book which has been counting down since mile 811 for us, made it to zero! At mile zero of the Upper Mississippi we found ourselves at the confluence of… Continue reading Hello Lower Mississippi River and Sunshine! 

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10/1/2016 Cape Giradeau turned out to be quite the adventure. We arrived on Thursday morning around 11am. Using Google Maps and our chart book we found a small slough off the main river to hide the boat. From the main river we spotted the slough through the binoculars and headed towards it. As soon as… Continue reading Cape Giradeau, Gray Skies, and Exploring Driftwood 

9/27/2016 The night following our St. Louis passage was yet another filled with joy and good times. Kyle gave me a birthday gift which he and my dad co-conspired to have delivered in the package my parents sent. He got me a backpacking wine glass! It is really light and the bottom twists off and… Continue reading North Winds and Happy Sailors! 

9/24/2016 Right now we are sailing towards the Afton Lock and Dam which is our second to last lock, yay! We took a zero day in Grafton, Illinois yesterday and it was an absolutely wonderful impromptu decision. We stopped into Grafton on the 22nd to pick up some packages my parents sent to the post… Continue reading Spectacular Views, Last Lock and Dam, and St. Louis Harbor

9/18/2016 Kyle is on shift behind me. We are sailing in a gentle breeze, but the current is so strong and fast that we are moving along quite well. Snacking on white cheddar crackers and drinking what remains of my now cold coffee, I observe the railroad bridge a couple miles up river. This morning… Continue reading Temporary Art Forms and Sick Days on the Boat

9/15/16 We rowed a few miles into Ft. Madison today in order to resupply, fill up on water, and try to find some wifi. We landed at Riverview Marina and pulled up to a dock labeled courtesy dock. Within minutes it was clear that the marina was a bit abandoned and that despite it being… Continue reading River Magic and Finding a Rhythm