We slept in a bit but still left the dock at 7:45 on this cool 48 degree, sunny morning. We learned that this part of the river is 6-10’ above normal. We passed Peoria where we saw 4 Looper boats tied to the wall; we’ll see them later.
We went over our first wicket dam south of Peoria. Locks are not used when the river is flooded so we just rode over the wicket dam. Strange experience when we think back to the 12 to 40’ locks we have done previously. We calculated that we had a 2mph push from the current today.
We heard on the morning Coast Guard “Notice to Mariners” that there was a dredging operation at milepost 148 so we slowed and asked for clearance. Bob is using AIS and calls the pushers and requests which side we should transit. They respond, “1 whistle” (move to starboard) or “2 whistle” (move to port).
We have not seen evidence of the infamous Asian carp that reportedly hurtle into the air and propel themselves onto boats. We did see a deer swim across the fast current river and I initially thought that it was a buoy knocked off station. We made a reservation at the Tall Timbers Marina in Havana and pulled in about 1pm. This gave us enough time for a walk around town, When we returned, we noticed a number of fellow Loopers had also chosen this destination and we convened at 5 pm to about our adventures for the day.
We went over our first wicket dam south of Peoria. Locks are not used when the river is flooded so we just rode over the wicket dam. Strange experience when we think back to the 12 to 40’ locks we have done previously. We calculated that we had a 2mph push from the current today.
We heard on the morning Coast Guard “Notice to Mariners” that there was a dredging operation at milepost 148 so we slowed and asked for clearance. Bob is using AIS and calls the pushers and requests which side we should transit. They respond, “1 whistle” (move to starboard) or “2 whistle” (move to port).
We have not seen evidence of the infamous Asian carp that reportedly hurtle into the air and propel themselves onto boats. We did see a deer swim across the fast current river and I initially thought that it was a buoy knocked off station. We made a reservation at the Tall Timbers Marina in Havana and pulled in about 1pm. This gave us enough time for a walk around town, When we returned, we noticed a number of fellow Loopers had also chosen this destination and we convened at 5 pm to about our adventures for the day.
