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We decided to head on a side trip to Knoxville, TN to see a UT Football game and be part of the Vol Navy. We had only about a week and a half to get there, so we started off and averaged about 80 miles a day getting to Knoxville. Most of the days, weContinue reading “Knoxville Side Trip – going up the Tennessee River Oct 6-18th”

It was another long 98 mile day to Paducah, KY where we stayed at the city dock. That night we walked to town very close to the boat and had some seafood at Broussard’s Cajun restaurant. On the walk back, we saw part of the large mural wall that was the city wall to protectContinue reading “Paducah, Kentucky – October 4-5th”

Leaving Alton we travelled down the Mississippi River and saw where the Missouri River joined into the Mississippi. We would soon be crossing in front of the St. Louis Archway — so we notified all our family to watch the EarthCam. Just before the Arch is the Eds Bridge built in the 1860’s, it isContinue reading “St. Louis Arch and Mississippi River October 2nd – 3rd”

Next stop was Alton, Illinois. We found lots of other loopers (~ 20 looper boats) at this marina. One of them, Inked Mermaid, crossed their wake at this marina and were already showing their gold looper flag! We parked the boat in a covered slip next to “Its a Wonderful Life” — how appropriate… OurContinue reading “Alton, IL + side trip to Las Vegas – September 20th – October 1st”

We left Heritage Harbor after a fun week in Chicago with the Macias family. We had an easy 46 mile day, went through Starved Rock Lock and started to see a lot more barges on this part of the Illinois River. After arriving at our destination in Henry, Illinois, we tied up to an abandonedContinue reading “Henry Harbor, Peoria + first overnight anchorage, Illinois – September 17 – 19”

We made it to Chicago and were so excited to see the kids and Grandbaby, Estella Ana! Erin, Noe and Stella spent the night on the boat with us the first night. We walked around Navy Point and had a Giordano’s the REAL Chicago Pizza Pie – YUM! The next morning, Julio (Noe’s brother) andContinue reading “Chicago Area!! – September 10-16”

The Waukegan Harbor and Marina were very nice. There was another Silverton (like ours except 2003) that had an $18K Davit system that was so nice. They had courtesy bikes which we borrowed to go downtown. We stopped for an early dinner at La Casa de Samuel mexican restaurant, where we had margaritas and quesoContinue reading “Waukegan, Illinois – September 9th”

Kenosha was a nice stop at Southport Marina. They had a Hot-Tub! We enjoyed some time soaking in the Hot tub before showering and heading downtown for some drinks and dinner. On the way we walked by a “Castle Park” — this will bring a new meaning to our kids who as children loved toContinue reading “Kenosha, WI – September 8th”

Walking around Milwaukee, we saw some interesting sites. We stayed at the McKinley Marina and walked downtown. We saw a statue of Father Marquette who was one of the first white men to visit Milwaukee in 1674. The first day was sunny and we saw some swan paddleboats along with Art downtown. Next day wasContinue reading “Milwaukee, WI – September 6-7th”

Seboygan, Wisconsin was an interesting town. We rented a couple little scooters that took us around town. We went to church and had a nice dinner for our 34th anniversary! We found this cute outdoor park called Bookworms Gardens — it was fun to walk around and remember all the childhood stories that were displayedContinue reading “Sheboygan, WI – September 4-5th”