Back to Clinton

We left Dubuque this morning and cruised the 60 miles back to Clinton, IA. (Only 2 locks today.) The river is a lot more fun on weekdays. It's also a lot more fun going downstream. We travelled 496 miles on the river. Wish it was all downstream. Going up the river our speed was about 6 mph. We dropped the rpm's coming back and still went 10 mph.
Even if there's not much traffic, you still need to pay attention. There's rock wing dams just outside the channel. There's trees and logs floating down stream, and you never know what might be coming around the next bend.
We're back where we started. Our truck and trailer are still here. We'll haul out tomorrow and head home.