The good ship Orinoco is on the move again after a two year stay in Alton, Illinois. Robert took a two year consultating job with General Dynamics and on April 1st we left our good friends at the marina and headed south to Memphis.
After a great stop at Hoppies for fuel (4.39/gal), we left and headed south into the current at about 41/2 mph. it is great to get a push down the river. We encountered tows pushing barges and one trawler creeping upstream at 3 to 5 mph while we churned downstream at 13 mph.
Our first night we spent anchored in the Little Diversion canal and was pleasantly surprised at how peaceful it was. We did not roll in the wake of the tows passing or hear any noise.
At 0700 the rested crew cranked up the mighty Cat engines and motored into the aggressive current.
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