Catching up!

Turns out we are at the mercy of the Internet connection! We have made a steady movement forward though not without a few issues! Yesterday we had a day of delays. The rain and fog delayed our journey, then when we came to the locks and dams everything that could go wrong did. We would call the lock master and find out if we rushed if we could beat the barge and find out that we could, so we would "rush" and then wait for 2 hours. Which meant nothing other then wasting gas as we all know isn't cheap....nor am I! After a few harsh words at the air we got through! Three locks later we were in our "home" for the night in a slip for the night with no one there and no power. Generator on, it was our chili night on the boat with a good cigar for the boys and a good bottle of wine for the girls. Good movie, good food, good wine, good cigars.....priceless! So far, so good!! So far no one has been sent to the dinghy! The barges have been apparent and a challenge but also part of the river journey. This life style has been unique, challenging, boring, and exciting. The locks and dams a nice break in the day but also hard work and exciting. Today we picked up "hitch hikers" that rode through the lock with us and were from St. Paul, going from St. Paul to New Orleans, in a canoe, eating an expired strawberry pie that was given to them for free, and obviously a real treat on their journey! They hope to get to New Orleans by mid Nov. Makes our journey seem simple in comparison. Tonight we are staying in Fairport Landing and we were lucky enough to find "Bill" and get a drive to Walmart...far more time then HE was thinking and by the time Judy and I came out he seemed "angry"....what's that about???? We had dinner and found a couple of local girls to play video games with and have jello shots. After dinner we finished our laundry at the washer behind the "the blue" door and drying in the dryer outside the building...yes outside! The boys took their shower behind the "red" door and Judy and I decided the boat in the morning would be "priceless"!! If we have internet connection tomorrow we will post again but thank you for following us on this journey. It has been incredible! And tomorrow is a new month with unbelievable possibilities!! We will post pictures from today's journey but putting this all together is still a challenge.