Day 88 – Thursday, September 9, 2010

089°33.435’ W
40°44.950’ N
Peoria Heights, Illinois (IVY Club – Day 2)

It’s been a laid back type of day --- the weather is great and we spent most of the day playing with the boat. Barb and I rearranged some of the storage areas to make our limited space more efficient. I have had a small problem with water pressure which is easily fixed with a new regulator. It was ordered today and will be here by noon tomorrow.

Seven of us went to dinner last evening to a small Italian restaurant on the East side of the river. We have been there before and the food was excellent as always.

At this time I am not sure when we will depart Peoria but Saturday is a possibility and Sunday would be the latest. The lock is undergoing repair and randomly open to pleasure craft just before the workers arrive to repair the lock around 6am! In other words we would need to be at the gate by 6am and hope that the lock master would invite us to pass through! Considering we need a half hour to prep the boat to leave the dock then travel an hour to reach the lock in the dark it doesn’t seem worth the effort to get up at 4:30am without assurance of getting through! On the other hand, Sunday we would be assured of getting through as there are no workers and the lock is open for business as usual.