Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 6:30 am

Everyone is up early again and we are going to have clear sunny skies today! There is a pretty good breeze making it feel like the temperature is about 45 degrees. The afternoon brought warmer temperatures and the wind calmed down so it was actually very nice sitting on the bow of the boat as we steamed down the river. We anchored the boat at 5 pm about 50 miles north of St. Louis in a beautiful cove near Sterling Island, MM 252. By 5:30 pm we were all in the dinghy and headed out to see the thousands of pelicans that were gathered on a few small patches in the middle of the river. On our way there, we explored some "cuts" back into what was called a hurricane hole - very quiet and protected waters. From there we headed up river at about 20 knots and suddenly there were fish flying in front of us, beside us and, most of all, in our wake. They were flying carp and hilarious to watch! One nearly landed in Diane's lap! It was an interesting ride. We really enjoyed this spot and hope to find it again someday.