The Flying Asian Carp have shown their selves from Heritage
to Lower Henry. We had gone thru the
electric shock at Chicago but hadn’t seen them in action. While at Lower Henry a big one—at least 2 ft.
I swear-- actually jumped into the cockpit of the boat! It looked like a murder scene—they have
really thin skin and bleed profusely. I
flattened one of our plastic tables and used it for a shovel to help it
overboard--it served to excite. In southern Illinois River eagles are a very pleasant surprise —we see them in the mornings and are well paid because they sit out on bare
branches and allow themselves to be photographed. Sportsmen along the river are setting up
their duck blinds getting ready to shoot Daffy, I guess. Commercial traffic
takes over in this part of the country and the pleasure boats have to hurry up
to wait at most of the locks. Another
surprise is the lack of cell service—driving the Captain crazy.
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| This Big Boy had to be shoveled off the boat |
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| Look closely and you see the Asian Carp flying--they loved the vibrations of our engines |
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| Beautiful Eagles held court --especially during the morning cruises |
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| Beautiful days but very cool with very windy afternoons |
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