We are out of air/card or WIFI range quite often so if the blog isn’t updated, it’s not that I’m falling down on the job!
I forgot to mention we met a couple who had their 45 foot boat, manufactured by Broom, shipped here from the United Kingdom just to do the loop! We haven’t had a chance to talk to them much but did learn this is her first time in America.
This is definitely an industrial river area as you can see from the picture of all the tugs. The St Louis arch is pretty no matter what the weather. It rained all day so we traveled 110 miles from Hoppies in Kimmswick, MO to the Diversion Channel, 5 miles below Cape Girardeau. Hoppies is your last chance for fuel and fresh water for 275 mile. Fern Hopkins, the owner, holds a navigational meeting at 4:00 PM on the dock that is a must attend for safe passage to the Kentucky Lakes. She is a very knowledgeable lady.
Additionally there was a special assignment journalist from the “New York Times” newspaper on site writing and photographing Fern Hopkins and looopers for an article to be published in a Sunday edition sometime around the middle of October.
3 other boats are anchored near us in the Diversion Channel tonight. One couple with an 43 Ocean Alexander visited us by dinghy and brought us dessert. I’m going to maintain friendship with them!
Tom & Di
ReplyDeleteGreat job of keeping us informed. Real slow around here with you guys gone. 1/2 inch of rain over night and raining now.Diann is that you in the upper picture holding pressing your Heart ? My how you have matured
Just kidding of Course
Take care
Smith