When I last signed off, we were in southern Wisconsin.  Now I'm in Oak Park, IL -writing from the house in which I grew up.  Here's the rest of our river adventure:

 

After a satisfying pasta dinner

There are pleasure boaters on the river, they pilot small yachts and pontoons and houseboats outfitted with waterslides.  They sometimes slow down as they pass us and we provide them with the

It's day 22 - we're in our 4th week.  I'm in Wabasha, MN - and across the river is Wisconsin.

 

Once we left St. Cloud we were on course to get to the Twin Cities for the 4th of July weekend -

Day 15 - 1st day of the 3rd week. 

 

Time can help you get used to most things.  Do something difficult a few hundred thousand times and your body will respond - it's called conditioning.  The

We're in the town of Aitkin, Minnesota and this is my 1st chance to get online.  We're extremely limited timewise, but I'll tell you what I can...

 

The first day is often the easiest - they never