Sunday, September 14, 2014

Another Alton Day

43 low / 63 high

Yesterday got off to an early start at 800 am we visited the farmers market and stocked up on fresh vegetables. From there it was off to the grocery store for last provisioning for about a week. The sun was out today and even though it only got to 63 it felt a lot warmer. A call to Fern, the owner of Hoppies down river and to the next 2 locks confirmed we could leave today and continue southbound. There are so many loopers stacking up behind us and Hoppies only has room for a certain number each night. Reservations are a must and it's the only spot to tie up or get fuel for the next several hundred miles. We watched football in the afternoon and found a sports bar to watch the Gator game. I lost all the sports channels when DishTV reset my reception to St. Louis. It turned out that the SEC channel was the only one the bar didn't get. So we had munchies and watched another game then back to the boat.

We may not have internet service again for a few days so the posts may be spotty. The SPOT check-ins will still be there.

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