Winter is Here: The Ohio RiverThe next leg of our Loop trip felt like we were in Game of Thrones, north of the wall, except instead of fighting White Walkers we were...
The Bottom of the Upper MississippiAfter our predawn ordeal, we could relax as we headed for the Kaskaskia lock wall. With the help of the current and starting at 5:30 am,...
Another Nighttime AdventureDon’t travel at night. Don’t be on the rivers in the dark. Never travel the Mississippi at night. The Mississippi is dangerous! Ok. Words...
GratitudeI have to take a moment from the stories to express my gratitude to those who got Emily and me where we are today. A few weeks ago, we...
The MississippiIf you’d told me last year that I’d spend my 23rd birthday eating oysters with well-known authors on the Mississippi River, I’d have been...
The La Grange Encounter; Dodge-a-LogAlong the Illinois Waterway there is a plethora of locks, and we were just starting to get the hang of the whole process when we got to...
There are No Men on BoardFAQ No, there are no men on board. Yes, it is just the two of us. You’re right, I’m not serious. We keep a boy in the lazarette for when...
Island Hopping: Midwest StyleIt is striking how different the first and second parts of this trip have been. I think of these parts as pre-Chicago and post-Chicago....
"We ran out of charts"Our next travel day on the river was almost way better. We stayed in Joliet an extra day to wait out rain, and this is when we met Tim...
The Real Day 1This is the part of the story where our blog name becomes a lie. After a lovely stay in Chicago (food, friends, stores, sleep) we made...
