Saturday, August 4 & Sunday, August 5 ~ HOME :)

After a stormy Friday night in Pepin, Wisconsin, we traveled all of ONE HOUR to get to our last stop before home; Lake City, Minnesota.  Here we met our good friends the Zahradka and Viall families!

From left to right celebrating with champagne: Ernie, Dave, Sam, Jody, Kelly, Al, Aliyah, and Kim and Charlie in spirit :)

Spent a great afternoon celebrating and catching up with these great friends.  Went to dinner in town and a few of us kicked up our heels at the Old Bank Bar where a great band played!

Girlfriends Kelly and Jody take a break from dancing for a photo op :) {Notice those cute matching jean jackets!!!}

After a chilly morning walk with Sam on Sunday, we were all on our way northbound for one last time!  Along the way, we passed the beautiful town of Red Wing.  This picture shows Barn Bluff, where you can actually hike to the top and get breathtaking views of Red Wing and the Mississippi River!

Shortly past the no-wake zone in Red Wing, we were able to get some great shots of all our boats:

Sam waves as Captain Al cruises "Casa Del Aqua" on the Mississippi!

Captain Ernie and First Mate Jody cruising "Monkey Island" northbound!

Johnson & Johnson's last cruising day of this great adventure!

Our last lock of the approximately 70 that we went through!!!

A very busy Sunday in Lock 3, as they had to lock boats on BOTH sides of the lock walls!

It was turning out to be a gorgeous afternoon, so we all thought it would be appropriate to take a stop in the cove just south of Diamond Bluff.

Fun was had by all, especially the kids helping Aliyah make "Ally the Alligator"! 

Left to right:  Jacqui, Krystina, Tony, Cassie, Zach, in front is Aliyah, and in front of her is Ally!

Even Gator (Zahradka's beautiful dog) enjoyed the beach :)

After a few hours, we decided to make our final northbound cruise.  Here we are coming into the beautiful Prescott area with the Miss Croix Marina (home) on our right.

The Johnson & Johnson is now home!!!

Thank you, everyone, for sharing in this journey with us . . . it truly has been a trip of a lifetime!  We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, as we made it safely through this adventure!!! 

Love, Kelly and Dave