Little Divergence 37◦14'.990 N 089◦31'.117 W

   We managed to travel 110 Statute miles today. From Hoppie's Marina to Little Divergence. Along the way we had to deal with an awful lot of turbulence and very strong currents.  I put a picture of the wing dykes below. They are not much, just a stone wall, but the turbulence they create is incredible. At one point in time, one of our partner boats turned a full 90◦ when he hit the turbulence.

This high water level along with all this swirling also causes a lot of debris to flush down the river. When I talk about debris I am talking full trees! The picture below is actually a tree that lodged itself between "Priorities" and the barge we docked at last night. During our trip today, we hit 2 of them. Fortunately no damage... that we know of! 

 We are 6 boats here tonight. Unfortunately one of our cohorts Chantal and Germain on "Pimaro" struck bottom and apparently broke their rudder. I say apparently because we only heard the coast guard's side of the conversation. What we know is that they are in need of a tow boat and they cannot continue. What we assume is that they hit some turbulence and got spun around and hit aground. What we hope is that they are both OK and that they will be repaired and on their way quickly.

   We hit 14 mph today which of course is a new record for us. Fortunately the camera did not work so you will be spared another picture of the GPS (lol). This current can really add on the miles. Tomorrow we will be going with the current for 48 miles and then we will be going up the Ohio River against the current, so we will probably break a new record of how slow we can go!

   We arrived at this anchorage at 4pm and since we have the largest deck we invited the other boaters to join us for happy hour. John on "Freebird" offered to be the dinghy Taxi for this evening. So he went over to everyone else's boat and graciously delivered them to us. So to introduce you to the group we are currently  traveling with. The picture above show Randy and Sherrie getting their taxi ride. Below we have Simon and Sylvie from the "Seamont"; Burk and Stel from "Estrallita"; Tim and Cathy from "Seafever" and John and Sarah from "Freebird". 

We managed to fit all 12 of us on the deck, although the picture only shows Randy, Sherrie John and Sarah's feet.  Everyone brought some food, so we nibbled on stuff until about 7:30 pm. By then it was getting dark so everyone went back to their boats. All and all a wonderful day, but now I need to go make something to eat that is not junk food. Unfortunately Brenda, I have no biscuits and gravy, however the moment I find a restaurant that serves it, I will gladly indulge your hankering for them. Hey one question though, If I eat biscuits and gravy for you, do you accumulate the calories? Night all.