As I mentioned in an earlier post, whenever we encounter Tows and Barges we need to contact the Captain of the Tow to inquire to which side we have permission to pass. Right now the Mississippi is in an historically low water drought and we saw evidence of that throughout our travels going down the river. Once we turned and headed up the Ohio River, what a difference! The Ohio was very wide and actually fairly deep. The Cumberland River wasn’t as wide as the Ohio, but it wasn’t as shallow as the ole Miss either.
We went by Tower Rock in Illinois that has been covered by the news. Below is a picture of people walking out there and waving at us too!
Did you ever have a song pop in your head out of the blue? Well that’s what happened to me one morning as I was brushing my teeth. We had been on the rivers for about 3 weeks and seeing all the Tows and the Barges as we traveled. Well, this song pops into my head. I’m like where did that come from? If you were a Girl Scout, you might be familiar with the song. Of course, it’s about Barges. Because of copyright issues, I hesitate to include it. But what I remember about the song is: Barges I would like to go with you – I would like to sail the ocean blue. Barges have you treasures in your hold? Do you fight with pirates brave and bold? Looking out my window, looking into the night, I can see the barges flickering lights. That isn’t the whole song, but maybe it was the flickering lights that jogged my memory when I was a Girl Scout a looong time ago. If you plug in Girl Scout Barge Song, you can hear the song for yourself!
Wow, such an amazing adventure. I like that you are sharing your journey with us.
Silently flows the river to the sea and the barges too go silently. I loved that song in Girl Scouts.