Dubuque

We stayed at the Dubuque Yacht Basin last night. It's a nice facility--new docks, nice clean showers, free wi-fi, and a good resturant on site. (Catfish Charlies) Unfortunately, the staff was not very accommodating. The girl who checked us in didn't know where the showers were, didn't know if they had wi-fi or the code to access it, and had no information about Dubuque. She kept calling her boss but he didn't care either. However, she had no trouble processing my credit card.
This morning, we moved the boat to Ice Harbor out behind the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. We went in the museum at 9:30 and stayed until after 4:00. There are many interesting displays and lots of information about rivers.
I had contacted two different people about staying overnight at this courtesy dock. Both said we couldn't do it. I decided to chance it anyway. Monday night, nobody around. I suppose I'll regret it if the law doggies come pounding on the boat at midnight.

After the museum, we walked over to Diamond Jo's Casino and ate dinner. The place was packed with people pouring money in slot machines. If they really wanted to gamble they should take a ride down the river like us. Wing dams, logs, snags, barges, and 90 mph pontoon boats piloted by impaired drivers.