What a difference a day makes. Got my first pictures of a sun rise. Weather is great and we have a long day in front of us. It is now Sat. the 8th. We all decided to leave early at 6:30AM. I can see those Asian Carp but just can not get a picture of them.... We approached the Peoria Lock and Dam at mile 157.6 and we were lucky. He said come on in. It was a small drop of only 8ft. so it did not take too much time. This is our only lock for the day. As we travelled down the Illinois River we could notice how low the water was. It was not a very eventful day but a warm one and a long one 74.1 miles. We passed an area where they were dredging which was interesting to see. 
We arrived at the Logston Tug in early afternoon. The barge was cluttered with all kinds of ropes and cranes and junk. Want a hazardous mess but they still charged us $1.00 ft...
We arrived first and then Paddy Wagon and Rickshaw. The other boat that has been following us Sa Sea Sally arrived a little later. After we got settled we went for a walk into town. Not much of a town. Here it is around 2:00PM on a Sat. afternoon and everything was closed. We meet the others and arranged to meet for cocktails on Rickshaw at 5:30PM. It was a hot day but on the back of their boat you did not feel it what with their screens. So pleasant. I am glad that we have been able to stay together. It does make the journey so much more enjoyable when you share it with others. Later we came back to the boat and I made dinner and we watched a movie and called it a nite.... 
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