We hit a milestone today:  We went past the most western part of the loop!

Once we anchored, life began.  I am sure most of you have figured out that we have been traveling with Sanctuary owned by Steve and Teresa Lasher.  We anchored on the Illinois river just behind Big Blue, a mile-long island.  Sanctuary and Last Call then rafted together.  We took our dinghy to go exploring the Island.  We found a little inlet on the other side of the river to explore. It was interesting.  The banks were really steep and some were eroded a long way up.  We wondered if the river could get that high? On our way out we spooked a few Asian Carp. Then a large one jumped right next to me hit the dinghy, splashed us and proceeded to hit Scott right in the arm.  Of course, I screamed which made Teresa scream.  Man we are a pair.  I teased her that if that thing landed at my feet I would have pushed her out to get away from it.  We laughed all the way back to the boat.  When we arrived we were invited aboard Life’s Travails for drinks and snacks.  We shared stories and wisdom as they are almost done with the Loop.  We topped off the night with a shrimp boil on Last Call with Steve and Teresa.

What started out to be a boring day ended in a rather fun day.