On Saturday, September 27, 2008, Freedom's Turn reached the end of the Upper Mississippi at the mouth of the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. The map above is a word document and can be made larger by double clicking on it. To go back to the blog, click on the back arrow key, upper left corner of screen. Photocopied with permission from Raven Cove Publishing Company. This map was a gift from our sailing friends, Erich and Sharon Homolka.
A few statistics as of this date:
Days cruising: 51
Nights in a marina: 38
Nights at anchor: 8
Nights tied up to a free dock or wall: 5
Weather: except for 1 flood,(!) mostly sunny days in mid 80's; nights in the 50's, 8 days of rain
Engine hours used: 123
Total miles traveled: 968
423 miles: Cheboygan, MI on Lake Huron to Chicago, IL, on Lake Michigan
327 miles: Chicago, IL to Grafton, IL on the Illinois River and Upper Mississippi Rivers
218 miles: Grafton, IL to Cairo, IL: Upper Mississippi River to Ohio River
Ice cream cone costs: $115
Blackberry pie costs: $36
Time learning more about each other: Priceless
