At Green Turtle Bay in The Land Between The Lakes

Thursday, 22 June 2017

Beginning the long wait

 This is the halfway point of our journey and the place which we selected as close enough to the Mississippi to glean knowledge of its condition from others who have recently done it.  After talking with a fellow who just pulled in after coming down the Mississippi and another experienced captain here in the marina, it is apparent from these conversations that our earlier investigations are confirmed and that traveling upstream with river gage levels above 20 feet at Cape Girardeau is not feasible in this boat.  I have shipping information from Ken the owner on the new alternator voltage regulator, and the local canvas maker came by this morning to scope the bug screen job Ken wants done.  I was glad to put the two of them together on the phone and to step out from being the middleman.  Hopefully, the regulator can get here and be installed by early next week, and the screen work can be ongoing so that Mary and I can go home to for a bit of change of pace and to check on our home.