090°03.940’ W
40°18.357’ N
Havana, Illinois
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| Leaving IVY Club |
We had a slow start departing the IVY Club. The person that operates the fuel dock said he started at 7am but didn’t show. We waited until 7:45 then departed for the Peoria Lock. Once there we had a one hour delay due to a large tow having to be split into two sections to get it through the lock! In addition to a lot of barge traffic for a Sunday we encountered a crew dredging the river with a lot of equipment south of the lock!
On the good side of things the weather was great and the ride to Havana was beautiful. We are now at Tall Timbers Marina a good marina but not a great marina as it was five years ago. They no longer serve food or liquor and the flowers that adorned this harbor are missing. If you’re looking for deep water and a quiet harbor at a reasonable price this is still a good place to stay! The marina does have gas and a pump out station which will get Barb and I to the Mississippi without stopping again.
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| At restaurant |
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| Loopers In Havana |
There are five looper boats in Tall Timbers tonight. After everyone got to know each other we all went to a local Chinese restaurant for dinner. What a great way to meet people with the same interest. After listening to all the BS at the dinner table, I think a prerequisite to being a looper is to be a good story teller!
Tomorrow we will move on and head for Grafton, Illinois. We have one more lock to pass through the LaGrange Lock about 40 miles south of here. At this time were not sure where we will end up but hope to make 100 miles before stopping for the night.
