Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Beautiful day for a relaxing cruise along the Mighty Mississippi River!  We traveled 95.6 NM today with minimal traffic, only two bridges, two towns, and wide water!  No locks today! A cool front came through overnight so the temps were mild all day!

Industrial water features!

Mennard's Correctional Center, Chester, Illinois, (State maximum security penitentiary built in 1858.)

Trail of Tears State Park.

Approaching the second populated area after cruising all day along uninhibited river banks.

Mississippi River style waterfalls!

Spying our anchorage canal starboard.  Little Diversion Canal.

Looks like we will share anchorage with only one other Looper.

Fellow Looper, Tika at Anchorage with us.

Anchorage.

Anchorage.

Garmin did great! He used his sod properly on one end, then relaxed on the other end!

At anchor, thank you Tim aboard Tika for these great photos.