Over100 miles on the river on vacation. Pics too!

[sidewound]

I know we been pretty quiet latley but I finally got somethin to crow about.
The wife and I spent 5 days on the mississppi and put well over 100 miles on the "SOCK" and I never turned a wrench other than topping off the bowl lube and greasing the thrust bearing. I was impressed with her performance.
(The boat..... not the wife.)
We started out for 2 days on pool 15 between Davenport and Muscatine.
We got to hang out at my sisters place on the river and boat. It was great! http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...ON_008-med.jpg
We left the boat overnight on their dock. It was kinda nice not having to pull it. Unfortunatly we never got enough wind to take out the "Blowboat".
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...ON_025-med.jpg
The no wind and no other boats made for some good roosterin http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...ON_011-med.jpg
The next afternoon we went out on pool 14 between davenport and LeClaire
It's a pretty small pool so pretty much just ran the channel. That evening we met INEEDAV from the boards at his house and checked out his V-Drive. Pretty nicely rigged unit. I wanted a ride but he said I'd have to squat down in front and hold onto the fuel cell. I'm almost glad it rained or I would have been tempted. LOL
The last 2 days we spent on pool 13 between LeClaire and Clinton. We ran end to end a couple times, up into 12 and ran some sloughs as well. It sure beat the hell out of running on our lake for a change. We visited a number of beaches along the way as well.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...ON_070-med.jpg
On pool 15 I got my chance!
THE TARGET!
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...ON_061-med.jpg
THE HIT!
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...ON_062-med.jpg
Well not really a hit...The barge traffic and the scardey wife kept me from really droppin the hammer. I think those workrs on the bridge would have been cussin me if the timing was a little better.
All in all our first boat vacation since we usually take the bike vacations was a huge success.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...ON_033-med.jpg
Sure left a scum line on the boat after 5 days though. Hafta deal with that yet. Or maybe I'll just paint it this winter.....HMMMM
NOPE! AIN'T GONNA DO IT!!!!
I don't hafta worry about it bouncin off docks....When we tie up with other folks I just hafta say "You better worry about your boat". I think the
"DIRTY SOCK" is gonna STAY that way.
Peace Man!
THE CESAR'S

[Big Proppa]

Looks like a blast - nice pics

[gqchris]

Thanks for sharing the story and pictures, I enjoyed reading it!!

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

Looking good cesar I wish I could get a vacation like that. maybe one day they will give me a week off

[sidewound]

Thanks everybody! :rollside:
After a few days back home I'm finally feeling like I'm not rocking in the boat.
Peace Man!
CESAR's