Comfort Inn And Suites Sikeston

On October 29th we left the Mississippi River and began the upstream journey along the Ohio River. It is a short stretch, only 60 miles, so we figured if all went well, we could move through in a day and a half at most. It so happened, and really this should come as no surprise, that things did not go according to plan.

It was cold and...

The last we wrote, Sat Oct 24 we were delayed leaving Peoria because the Peoria Lock and Dam was lowering the wicket dam. About 23 miles further downstream, the 8th and final lock on the Illinois River, La Grange Lock and Dam, also lowered the wicket dam due to high water (these are the only two wicket dams on the Illinois). Thus, we ended up lo...

Petite journée tranquille: 5 heures de conduite (environ 260 milles) à travers des terrains plats à longueur de vue sur la majorité du trajet. Le moniteur de pression de pneux a enfin décidé de cesser ses bips incessants pour un pneu. Sonefficacité repose entièrement sur la réception de signaux distincts émis par les détecteurs de pression monté...

We are takeing a well deserved rest in a motel for once. We will be starting out again in the morning on hwy 60 going west on foot as always. Now it has been a long strange trip to get where we are. And i'm not sure if this blog will be successful. Like will anyone be intrested that i've been hikeing backin and, forth across the United States ev...

We woke late at JAH's at about 9:30 and hit the road. We drove through Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri, where we stayed at Trail of Tears Tears State Park. When we pulled into the park we met this lady named cathy, who was the ranger for the park. She soon acquired the name chatty cathy and talked our ears off. She was cool though,...

I did a lot of driving today. I putzed around in Michigan for a while getting some last minute supplies and eating lunch (Burger King in Brighton), but finally hit the road at about 1:00. The starting mileage on my odometer was 128,189. I took I-96 until I got to Lansing where I hopped onto I-69 toward Indianapolis. I had to stop just south of F...

The park is located on the missisippi river This site was a great battle between the north and south for control of the river. the south put a chain across the river to stop the north but the north got control after the battle. The park was well maintained. Ray and Christa

A few days ago, the city had a huge ice storm and the whole city lost their power. Yesterday, half of the city got their power back. Luckily, the theatre was in the part that got their power back. The show was sold out, until the storm, that is. Apparently, half of the people still didn't have power, nor could they get anywhere on the icy roads,...

A 190 mile journey up I-55N in initially very heavy rain turning to light drizzle later, driving through Alabama and ending in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. We even managed to find Blytheville on the way up!! One of the State Universities is located here and Lewis and Clark visited here provisioning before over-wintering in St Louis in 1803/04. Othe...