River Mile - 636
Today’s Distance - 15 miles
Total Distance - 705.9miles
We left our lovely hotel in Hoochieville for the 3 mile paddle to Lock & Dam #9. It was clear and sunny with a light wind in our faces. Our big motivation today was family. Jon’s wife Leslie drove 8 ours from Bloomington IN and Dad and Bonnie drove down from Milwaukee. More on that in a minute.
We noticed that the leaves were already starting to change color here. That’s when it really sunk in that we have been on the river for 28 days, 4 weeks. I wonder what it’s like at the headwaters?
We landed at the take out in Prairie du Chien, WI at noon and had all of our boats and gear to the hotel by 1:00 pm. The River District Hotel is really nice. They even had a secure garage to store our boats.
A Shower and laundry were the first order of business. We also had a chance to do a food re-supply. I spent the afternoon repacking the food into single serving bags.
Dad and Bonnie arrived at 6:30 pm and Leslie arrived about 20 minutes later. It was fun reconnecting with loved ones. Dinner was fun with lots of stories and laughter. Tomorrow we have a 21 mile day to get to Gutenberg.
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