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Cottonwood morning |
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Early the fog rose a little, then it shut down. |
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Monster lurking |
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I can hear a tow, where is it? |
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Is that it? |
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I think I see him... can he see us? |
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We're okay |
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He's in the channel, we're okay! |
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Welcome to the Cape |
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Cape Girardeau welcomes river travelers with a mural. |
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And a Welcome |
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The levee is about 2 stories high and protects the old downtown during floods. |
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Sleeping in a drainage ditch |
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Safe havens are hard to find, you seek any refuge. |
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You know you've been... |
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on the river too long when driftwood looks like Tucan Sam! |
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End of the ditch |
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At anchor below the Cape, we get snapshots of tows crosing the entrance. |
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It's a bad day when... |
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one of your barges decides to play submarine while you are on the river. |
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Time for an adjustment |
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A tow needs help re-adjusting the barge train and others moor there barges to help. |
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Tow Taxis |
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The tows carry work boats to help them ferry crew. |
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What about Jeffrey? |
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It's an inside joke folks. |
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Relaxing in Cairo |
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Off the river, time to relax and enjoy the anchorage. |
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Tomorrow the Ohio |
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We'll be heading upstream for the next couple of days. |
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