Day 7

Stayed the day in East Dubuque. Luckily the severe weather last night passed right by. We only experienced some rain and moderate winds, which lasted throughout the day. Tabbie needed to go to Urgent Care, so we decided to bike up the steepest hill in IOWA. (I think it is the only hill Iowa has) It must have been an incline of 90 degrees. We ended up walking the whole thing. (Wimps!) Went to Finley Hospital at the suggestion of the bartender. The people there were awesome. Tabbie was in and out in an hour. Grant went to KMART to pick up some supplies while Tabbie went to the pharmacy down the street. Almost sent Grant to the emergency room when Tabbie decides to take a sharp turn on her bike in front of Grant without notifying him. Grant slams on his breaks and t-boned her. (She’s a bad driver, so naturally she would be a bad biker – God knows why Grant lets her drive the boat!) Only one more day of insurance, so any major accidents need to happen now!

We spent the rest of the evening on the boat. We found Candace another houseboat for sale (see pic) although it might be a bit out of her price range ($500K). I think we are going to try and find a houseboat for Candace at every marina we stop in at… (FYI: Candace is Tabbie’s best friend…) There was great phone reception so we worked diligently on our website and a few other housekeeping issues. Grant, the master fly-killer perfected his swat and proceeded to leave dead fly’s all over the boat. Watch out Florida insects-Grant will be able to swat you down in mid-air!

It was quiet in the harbor tonight. The winds died down around midnight. Tomorrow will be an early start.



Boat for Candace