On Sunday, August 31, we reached two big milestones in our journey this year: (1) we completed 4000 miles of cruising and (2) at 4006 miles into our trip we crossed the border into Minnesota.
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| It's seems unreal that we have cruised 4000+ miles this year |
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| This made our Minnesota hearts beat a bit faster--goodbye Iowa, hello Minnesota! |
At this point in our journey the words are not flowing very easily for the blog, so I will let photos do most of the "talking".
August 29: Dubuque - Guttenberg, IA
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| Approaching Lock 12 at dawn |
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| Downtown Guttenberg-settled by Germans, named after Johanes Gutenberg, printer of the famous Bible |
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| Lon checks out the views from Guttenberg's pretty waterfront park |
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| Boating in early a.m. fog and drizzle |
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| Victorian canoe with Union Jack. Two of these canoes entered Lock 10 after we left |
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| Canoe approaching the lock |
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| Lansing has two "branches" of Horsfall's, each full of an eclectic mix of merchandise |
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| Lon amid the Horsfall's clutter |
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| All that shopping made us hungry |
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| Another foggy morning |
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| Red barn under the bluff |
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| It's Sunday, and the pleasure boats are out in force. This was one of several islands serving as "party central" |
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| We were glad to escape the wake by early afternoon and get into our slip at La Crosse Municipal Harbor Marina. (we are in the middle of the top row) |
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| Loving the bluffs |
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| The Wisconsin side of the river |
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| The Minnesota side of the river |
We left La Crosse this morning in a light rain in order to get ahead of a tow and barges that was headed for Lock 7. The sun was out for most of our cruise, but we made it into our slip in Winona Marina just ahead of a brief downpour. Good timing all around.
The end of our cruising for this year is clearly in sight. The next days look good for boating and our anticipated itinerary is as follows:
Sept. 2: Winona - Wabasha, MN
Sept. 3: Wabasha - Red Wing, MN
Sept. 4: Red Wing - St. Paul
We can't wait!
Glad to see that you guys made it. Hope to see you in Florida this winter. We leave Chicago today.
ReplyDeleteOne more day on the Mississippi and fighting the current. Hope you are enjoying your trip down the Illinois River. Are the carp jumping? We ended up with two on board. Will have to get together for sure and compare trip notes since we last saw you on the Trent/Severn.
DeleteI love Horsefall's! We go there twice a year when we go to Village Creek Bible Camp in Lansing, IA.
ReplyDeleteThey told us at the marina that Horsfalls was a must. Also, make sure that we checked out both stores. We went to look, but wouldn't you know it, they had something that Pat had to get. I can see where your kids would like to go.
ReplyDeleteLon