We made it through lock 18 early in the morning without any problems. The wind was up today but we fought through the headwinds and were able to stay mostly on the leeward side on the river. We decided to take the grape chute which runs parallel to the main channel but was wonderfully sheltered from the wind. The side of the chute had a cute campsites that ran a hundred yards apart and each had their own dock. We chatted with a few of the campers as well as a couple of older fishermen that were cruising the chute. We saw the fishermen at the top of the chute twice in the middle and again at the end. They warned us that when we turned the corner out of the chute the waves and eddies were huge. They even offered to have us throw our canoe up on their boat and they would drive us to wherever we needed to go. It's nice to know that their are kind people out there willing to help if needed.
When we did round the corner we were certainly meet with ruff water. Slowly but surly we plowed through it and made our way down the windy side of the river to our camp for the night on Lead Island.
A hard day but we made our 24 miles. Also the should rename Lead Island, Daddy Long Leg Island as there was about 10 for every square foot. I have no clue what they eat because they were significantly the most infected creature on the island.
Certainly cool to see Derek alive and healthy. The kids think you should have eaten some of the Daddy Long legs...more protien...probably taste like chicken. If you run into frogs Maddie said they taste like turkey. We will get back to you on Leclaire. Have fun . Terp
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