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!
How did you decide on the Mississippi route? I know a lot of people do the Tennessee-Tombigbee.
I went Tennesee-Tombigbee but started from Minnesota so I spent more time on the Mississippi that usual. There’s a big stretch of the Mississippi downriver of the Ohio with no services for 400 some odd miles so I didn’t want to risk running out of fuel. That may not be true anymore though.
Ok, that makes sense. I was thinking you went Mississippi all the way to the Gulf. You step your mast in Mobile?
Yeah, I think I could have actually brought it down with the mast up but I needed to run wires and install a tri-color up top so I opted to take it down. Was better with it down as I didn’t have to wait for bridges and it wouldn’t have been useful very often.