Woke to a rainy morning which finally broke the three days of above 100 degree heat . . . what a relief! Set to go and realized we really did give the generator a work out these past three days, as the generator battery failed. Luckily Two Rivers Marina, where we were staying, had a battery! Dave and John did a quick put-together in the engine room, and after only a half-hour of work, we were on our way!
As we headed northbound, it looked as though we were traveling on a fall day, as the leaves were beautiful in their "autumn colors", which was really their need for water :(
Saw some great sights in different towns today. Hannibal, Missouri, the home of Mark Twain, was the first.
On the left side of the town we saw an American Flag by an overlook.
On the right side, a lighthouse.
And in the middle, Mark Twain's paddlewheeler and hotel :)
In Quincy, Illinois, {thinking of Admiral Quincy :)}, a unique bridge . . .
and a restaurant on a SINGLE pilon . . . WOW!
Interesting note: Dave, Lee, and motorcycle friends had lunch here about three years ago on a cycle trip, and here it is on our river trip . . . what a coincidence!
A little later in the day when we were just about to Keokuk, we saw the Des Moines River which is the border to the state of Missouri and Iowa ~ getting closer to home!!! :)
Once in Keokuk, Iowa, we went through Lock 19; a 1200' long lock, which is long enough to hold a double tow (in our area, full-length tows need to break apart and lock each part through separately).
Check out the railroad swing bridge . . . it pivots on the lock wall!
Interesting lock door . . . the gate actually DROPS DOWN!!!
Going down . . .
and down :)
We pulled into Keokuk Yacht Club, and what were they serving at the yacht club? MEXICAN . . . we finally got our Mexican food and didn't have to go to Chillicothe, Ohio :)
Another lovely day on the river!
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