Leilani anchored somewhere on the Mississippi near where the Kaskaski River meets the big river. As these barges would pass by I could hear the bottom being kicked up by their massive props. Looking forward to making this trip again (or maybe switching it up and going through the Erie Canal) this summer!
Looks like you’re on the correct side of the channel marker! As a fellow Mississippi river sailor, I’ve been stupid close to those barges and they’re pretty unnerving.
In this instance I was actually anchored and checking out the sand bar, so I was outside the markers but I did have a close call with a barge early one morning, he was nice enough to show me the way with his spot light.
Kind of them. I hear if you keep going south passed the Ohio river the tow operators get pretty chatty on the radio as the river gets tight and twisty.
I made a habit of telling them a joke whenever I needed to hail them on the radio, by the time I made the turn at the Ohio I was the joke guy and they would ask if I didn’t offer one up. This was during covid so there weren’t many pleasure boats out there which probably helped them get to know me.