We left Peoria early with the other 4 trawler's traveling the Loop at 6:30am. All were hoping to get through the lock 5-6 miles downstream without a long delay. Since we'd seen a dozen tows heading downstream while docked at the Peoria City Dock, we were anticipating a delay--fortunately there was none.
We passed a number of small river towns and grain operations that day and moored at Beardstown, IL, the only stop with space for us and enough depth to accommodate us safely. At Beardstown, we stopped at Logston's Tug Service the only place where civilization could be accessed and where our draft could be a accommodated without anchoring along the river.
Two Logston hands met us and directed us where to tie-up along one of several barges moored at their docks. All five boats were secured to locations along a barge. We briefly toured the town and retired around 10am.
Around midnight the crews of all 5 boats were awakened and told we had to move because that barge had to be moved up river. I had never driven SaSea Sally in the dark so being awakened to do so at midnight wasn't fun. The move was made without incident and we were back in bed by 12:30PM. I didn't sleep much after that incident.
The Loopers pulled out of Logston's around 6:30AM headed south.
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