Left Wabasha this Morning at 6:55 A.M. It was a little foggy on the river
Fog from Wabasha
and cold last night, we forgot to close the door to the fly bridge…..Brrrrr! Gary is still a little under the weather so I am sleeping in the VIP room with the cat. Not quite as comfy as our stateroom. Hope he gets better soon 🙂
We were able to float free in Lock and Dam #4, that was different. At Lock 5A we paired up with two trawlers that were traveling South, Southern Bell and Mystical
Two Trawlers we traveled with
One of them had an AIS so he was able to keep track of the barge traffic for us so we were able to avoid delays at all our locks. On the St. Croix we traveled at 6.5 knots and we were bucking a wind, today we traveled at 7.4 knots, 1 engine, 1300 RPM, we seemed to be sailing along and making good time. Tonight we are at LaCrosse Pettibone Boat Club marina, $1 a foot. Weather sounds crappy tomorrow but we’ll forge on.
I’ll leave you with a picture of Smokie in us usual spot while we travel
Smokies Fav Spot while we travel
- That is the starboard window in the VIP room.
Touch of Class 
So much fun reading all of the updates so far. I love the look of the fog on the water. Also, very cool to have some that was able track barge traffic and avoid delays. You are already meeting very helpful friends! Sounds like it was good timing since Unc Gary not feeling as great. Hope he gets better soon and you don’t catch it 😉
Hi Smokie!! Yay on the traveling companions and coasting through the locks.
Love you guys!!