Tomorrow we head down the Mississippi, so this morning was laundry time, followed by a road trip to Walmart in Jerseyville for provisioning. The marina has a courtesy “car”, which is actually a 2001 Dodge 3500 eleven passenger van with over 212,000 miles on it. The shocks and suspension were shot so you had to be careful going around corners. But it got us there and back and is part of the whole looper experience – you never know what to expect!
As we walked from the dock to the parking lot I glanced up at the bluff across the road and realized these two houses sat on the top – what a view they must have!
We had dinner on the outside balcony at the restaurant that is at the marina tonight. There’s a car ferry that runs from the public boat ramp there across the rivers to St. Charles Co., MO. It apparently cuts 30 minutes off the trip, but only runs Fri-Sun.
We also watched several barges going by. We passed several as large as this one when we were on the Illinois River.
The first night in Grafton we ate at the marina restaurant and had their special bread pudding with bourbon sauce for dessert. It was so delicious that we had to have it again tonight. The presentation isn’t fancy, but it is so good we almost picked up the plate to lick it clean 😀
Maggie, what a great adventure!
We took our boat to St Joseph, Mi Thursday and she was hauled out yesterday. It was a sad day. There was a small sailboat next to us that was doing loop. (late in season but brave folks) . Many times I think how much I would like to be doing the loop. Doubt we will be able to do so, so will travel along with you via blogs. Be safe and enjoy!
It’s always a sad day when your boat comes out of the water at the end of summer. I’ve been following the z-dock Facebook page and chuckling at the few diehard boaters who would keep their boats in until they had to chip the ice away from the boat to get it out. Say hi to everyone from z dock for us when you see them again – we miss happy hour there!