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Day 41: Under the literal weather

8/17/2015

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Listening to the weather forecast on my VHF radio...thunderstorms headed my way.
I woke up with that same tickle in my throat, but was determined to make some distance since I had rested and only paddled 4 miles in the past 2 days.  The going was slow because the wind was against me.  The sky was overcast, and I couldn’t get my phone to charge.  I listened to the radio, and severe thunderstorms and possible hail were forecast for my area.  So when it started to sprinkle, I opted to pull over at the first reasonable beach to camp and wait out the weather.  I was bleary headed and dizzy.  I set up my tent, and fell asleep.  It wasn’t until I woke up that I realized I actually was sick.  The rest of the day and night, I just slept and woke up, made some miso soup, slept, woke up to crazy thunder storms, slept, bleh.  

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Mottled sky threatens
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Railroad across the river
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Makes for a noisy sleep
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    Alyssum Pohl is paddling the Mississippi River and documenting water quality and plastic waste along the way.

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