Grafton Harbor

Grafton Harbor offers a great "stay 4 nights, get 3 free" deal, so we decided to take full advantage of it while we waited for the Mississippi water levels to drop. With 7 Loop boats in the harbor, a potluck seemed in order ... delicious as always and we assembled after dinner for this group shot.

The next day, we launched the dinghy to have a look at the current. Here's a view of Grafton Harbor from the water. The small white building at the top of the hill (above the apartment building) is Aerie's Winery and Restaurant. Diann (Noah Genda) had arranged for their shuttle to pick us all up for dinner that night.

Out on the main Mississippi Channel, our hand held GPS measured a current of 2.5 mph.

The weather is hot and the pool is delightful.

The shuttle from Aries picked up 8 of us for dinner ... great view. The islands in the middle separate the Mississippi from the Illinois, with the Illinois River in the foreground. The two rivers run almost parallel and curl around at the confluence.

Great food and good company.

Here are 5 of the Looper boats at the marina. We are situated right across from the gas dock and the runabout dock ... this weekend was busy, busy. People are constantly in and out, gassing up, eating at the restaurant and walking through town. It's was quite entertaining sitting on the boat watching the action.

As of today, all but us and the red tug (Freedom) have left. Of course, all but us and Noah Genda are heading south, so it's a bit sad and nostalgic to watch them go. We've met so many wonderful new friends on this trip ... sure will miss them and all the adventures.