Leanne and I were eager to leave this morning, ready to get back on the water and paddle. We cleaned up the house, packed our things, and Cindy came to pick us up, take us to Walgreens for some more mucinex, and drop us off at our boats. We packed up our boats (that took quite a while, with all our new groceries and the awkwardly high dock), but we eventually got loaded up and ready to go. Just as I was paddling out, I spied a father/son canoeing toward the dock. They (Josh and Don) are paddling from Prairie du Chien to Quincy and are pushing for 20 miles a day—quite a rate when you’re just starting out! We got just passed the bridge, where Cindy took a few photos of us leaving, when the sky burst into lightning and we were forced to pull over at the municipal dock and wait out the storm over at The Drake.
After a couple hours, we got back on the water, but Leanne was feeling really crummy. So we only made it 6 miles downstream before we pulled over at a landing for the afternoon. Leanne set up her tent and zonked out. I used the afternoon to catch up to phone time with my family and to write some postcards. We plan to have a more kick-ass day tomorrow.
After a couple hours, we got back on the water, but Leanne was feeling really crummy. So we only made it 6 miles downstream before we pulled over at a landing for the afternoon. Leanne set up her tent and zonked out. I used the afternoon to catch up to phone time with my family and to write some postcards. We plan to have a more kick-ass day tomorrow.
Photo by Cindy Brueck
Photo by Cindy Brueck
Waiting out the storm.
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