Day 63 on the Mississippi River

October 23, 2021

Saturday (Al vs Tn)

Lean to camping on an island near Fairport, Iowa.

RM 462

880 miles completed

I paddled about 20 miles today.

I paddled a little over a mile from my campsite just below dam15 to Sunset Marina. I wàs going to meet Debbie and Mark Bohman and spend the night at their house, do laundry, an go shopping. Also, I had ordered some supplies and had them shipped to their house. But! The day was so perfect for paddling I decided to have Debbie bring my shipments to the Marina and skip spending the night.

Debbie brought my stuff. We got to meet and I thanked her and we got a selfie.

Later in the day Debbie met Terry and took him to Walmart. He also declined to spend the night because “I’m getting close” to catching me.

I don’t know what he did, but I think it involved a stop at an army surplus.

I knew the weather was going to turn bad. I found a camping spot on an island.

I had chicken and mixed vegetables from my new batch of dehydrated vegetables I picked up from Debbie.