Had rain off and on on Sun. so hunkered down in Camache, IA. Mon. we were awakened by a close lightening strike and clap of thunder. Sat the rain storm out under the eave of the marina office. As the clouds lifted, we set sail for the Quad City area of IA. Good weather for our last day on the river. Lock # 14 was ours alone, no one out on a Mon. Infact the whole day we only met 4 boats and 1 barge.
Several people recommended that we stop at the Isle of Capri Marina in Bettendorf. Good move. The attendant met us on the dock and told us she was out of gasoline. She didn't know that we have finished this trip. But she offered a place to dock and even called a car rental place for us. In 15 min. we had a place to leave our boat and a car to pick us up in the morning to go retrieve our truck and boat trailer from Winona, Mn. So looks like by Wed. AM we will pull this boat on shore and pack her up for the trip home to Colorado.
We took a tour on a water taxi this aft. of the Quad Cities, since we have not had enough river boat experiences. Was fun. We saw the old historic district of Davenport and the John Deere Pavillion in Moline. I mean we saw some "Big" hunks of "green machines" this aft.
Plan to chow down on a prime rib buffet to celebrate the end of this Huck Finn adventure.
1 comment:
I have really enjoyed this trip with you. The pictures have been magnificent and the stories made me feel like I was a small part of it. We will look forward to hearing the final chapter as you make your way home.
God bless you,
Pam
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