On Our Way At Last

On Our Way At Last

 Monday, August 24

 

At 7 a.m., we picked up our dock lines and fenders and left the marina.  There will be no “sleeping in” for the next 3 weeks, since we are determined to get as far south as possible before we have to head back to Indy.  We hope to do this trip in two segments, possibly 3.  The main objective is to get to Tampa before Christmas, where Heath lives.  The kids already have their airline tickets so we WILL be there by then!

 

Our first stop is Chicago.  We crossed Lake Michigan and the seas were calm (less than 1-foot).  The sky was so blue all the way here and we were tied up in our slip by 1:00 p.m.  This marina is right by Navy Pier and people are walking and riding bikes on the path right next to our boat.  Chicago is a fantastic city.

Tuesday, August 25

 

We are still in Chicago because a ¾ mile section of the Illinois River is closed.  You are never going to believe this, but a huge number of Asian carp, an invasive species, is the cause of this problem.  And to prevent them from going into Lake Michigan, the Army Corps of Engineers is sending electrical volts into the water to get rid of them!  We hope the Coast Guard will open it any day now so we can get going.  Roger & I have to adjust to this.  There will always be things that come up and throw us off our “schedule”.  But we have to be flexible and “stay in the moment”, as my brother Bill always counsels me.