Ohio River

We left at 7:00 am and piloted 49 miles down the Mississippi to mile 0 at the Ohio River. Very remote area, lots of current, water boils and whirlpools. With the 5 MPH current going down river on the Mississippi we were going 12 MPH at a very low RPM. Once we headed up the flooded Ohio it changed to 6 MPH and had to pick up the RPM. The water is so high that the wickets are down on the dams and we just drove over them. Weird feeling, very turbulent and the Ohio current pick up to 7 MPH over the dams. Fuel economy has been great at about 3 MPG, much better than we expected. Also on the Ohio it was barges galore! We’re anchored now and it’s time for a glass of wine.
Tomorrow we hope to make Green Turtle Bay on the Kentucky Lakes for a couple days of relaxation.
Jim, we have pictures of the Mississippi and Ohio but they don’t want to download. Computers are very frustrating when traveling, at least in this area!