We left mile 350 and weaves our way through a series of islands in the pool leading up to lock and dam 20. We passed by Canton, IA and La Grange, IA in the morning, hoping to find a grocery store to resupply. We thought one building in La Grange looked promising, but it turned out to be the Mark Twain Casino. That left us Quincy, IL to try for the day.
The wind was still in our favor, but the high was 50 and our sunny morning clouded over as we reached Quincy. Aaron walked up to a "grocery store" that ended up being a bust while Lilly and I paced around a park to stay warm. All we got was some cereal, some apple butter and little Debbie snack cakes, but it was better than nothing. Lock an dam 21 was around the corner from town and we made it through no problem. The guys working were both really nice and chatted about our trip. One said he was pretty sure we were crazy but admired our tenacity :)
We ended up at mile 320 for the day and camped on Goose Island.
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