Day 5

On the river all day, and again dreary all day… Just south of La Crosse we encountered our first dredging operation. Didn’t know how to approach it, but the dredger talked us through it on the radio. He took up the entire river, so we had to pass him inside the buoys, fortunately there were no wing dams along that stretch… We were trying to get to Prairie Du Chien today, but winds were stronger than anticipated and our time was slowed. We were also slowed at Lock #8 as they were performing maintenance to the lock. About 30 minutes, but no problem, it was just noon, so we anchored and fired up the generator to have a little hot lunch… We beached the boat just south of Lock #9, about 10 miles north of Prairie Du Chien. Tabitha made a delicious spaghetti dinner, and we toasted champagne (thanks Jer!) to our 1 month anniversary… Yes, one month since we met – it already feels like one year! Things are better than expected.

Details for the Day:

Distance: 49 Miles
Departure: 9:30 hrs
Arrival: 16:30 hrs
Fuel: N/A
Bridges: 2
Trains: 12
Barges: 4
Locks: 2 (#8 – 30 min delay; #9)


Dredger!