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Throw them Rolls
... Bill remembered seeing this place on the Food Network or such. If you are interested you can go to www.throwedrolls.com and see for yourself.
Since it was only a mile off of the highway we thought maybe give it a try. Well it did not work out. First the place is huge and probably holds over 1,000 people. Second it has a porch like Cracker Barrel for waiting and it was packed. So we walked ...
Ouf! Out of the nasty stuff...
Almost 600 miles further South tonight. We stopped about 45 min after a light rain started to cover the highway and freezing rain it is; but we're now inside and ready for another well deserved beer. Hopefully, tomorrow will bring us dry roads like we had most of ...
...and then hang a left at the Ohio River
... the
difference in the water. Still, lots of
tows about. We are getting an education
from the tow captains – their jargon and manner of hailing one another is
interesting and we’ve gained respect for their profession. Pushing all that cargo up and down the river
system is quite a feat.
Ashley is doing well. She is getting more acclimated to the boat
underway, but has found a great hiding place to take a ...
Fun to be had on the Ohio River
... caused by the dozens of tows and barges darting around from all directions, only a few bothering to use their radio to announce their departure from a loading dock (hence the lack of photos for this part).
A little side note: Until now, tow operators had consistently referred to us as "pleasure craft" (any non-working boat). However, here in Cairo (pronounced K-row) which I will remember only for its the frenetic maze of commercial barge traffic, Tom ...
Moving along the Mississippi
... a big day. We covered ninety-six miles, thanks to faster flows, to arrive less than 40 miles above the confluence with the Mississippi (Dad--every time I write Mississippi, I think of how you used to spell it out for me as a kid!). We pulled in behind Wing Island and anchored behind two other cruising boats that we had met at the docks in Peoria.
We pulled up the anchor close to noon on the 26th. We had planned to stay at a marina several miles ...
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