The
wind was mild as we started out, but picked up significantly as we rounded the
bend at 318 and started heading east.
There is a stretch here that has a number of outflow channels, where
they draw water off of the main river for industrial purposes. The maps warned us to stay on the other
side of the river to avoid turbulence.
We managed to do that, even with strong head winds, but ended up
crossing back to the east bank too early.
We thought we were clear until we heard warning horns and saw flashing
lights as we rounded the bend. At
this point we were in 2-3 foot chop that came from all directions. There were a couple of tugs and
construction boats who I’m sure thought we were insane. We took it slow and made it through
with no problems, in part because there wasn’t much large barge traffic to
dodge.
By
the time we made it past that mess, we were exhausted and it was barely
noon. We stopped for a break and
an early lunch and by the time we started again, the wind had let up,
thankfully. We ended up stopping
at 298, having gone 26 miles for the day.
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