Day 95 Friday September 23, 2022
Peoria, Illinois to Quiver Island Anchorage
Beautiful sunrise on a very grey day. 54 degrees.
We set off for an anchorage at Quiver Island, expected to be 9-10 feet with a good hold based on Jeremy's briefing at Heritage Harbor Marina. First we needed to pass through Peoria Lock, approximately 4 miles from the Peoria City Wall. 7am and we already met several barges coming through the lock. Peoria Lock had been closed for a month for maintenance and then had limited traffic from 6pm to 6am. The lock had just recently reopened to 24hr travel so many tows are making their way through. This lock drops lines to hold or you can float in the middle if there isn't too many boats. We made it out of the lock at 8:20 as we had to wait for a barge to come out and then reattach to the tug.
It is really cold. We are all bundled up in sweatshirts and pants. 57 degrees at 10am and expecting rain.
We had to hold back for a tow ahead to maneuver around a double bend in the river. We watched Asian Carp jump behind 2nd Chance as they traveled ahead of us.
Our original plan was to anchor at Quiver Island. Since we were making such good time we decided to press on to Logsdon Tug Service. We will tie up to their barges at $1/foot. We continued calling marinas and planning for along the way. Mel's Illinois Riverside Dock and Restaurant for tomorrow then hopefully Alton on Sunday. We are currently on a waiting list for them.
Homes built on stilts.
Rain started at 2:30, kind of miserable, in addition to cold.
We arrived at Logsdon at 3:30. They weren't kidding about tying to barges. Al and Greg caught us as we tied to bollards on the side of a rusty old barge.
So high - I won't be getting off the boat!
Chicken and potatoes in the Ninja Foodie with the generator running since no power. The rain continued until after 8pm.
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