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On Nov 16, 4:07*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:00:03 -0800 (PST), Tim
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Yessir, it was the Ohio. possibly putting in at Cave in Rock, and
taking it around to Cairo or maybe keep going to St. Louis.


I typed in mapquest from CIR to Cairo, and you can see the river run.


Looks like a lengthy bit of motoring.
Ever boated on the Ohio?
Big sucker, and I usually see barge traffic when I go over the bridge
by Paducah.
One trip down to Florida with my brother I insisted on staying off the
interstate, and we drove down eastern Illinois on state roads.
Lots of abandoned little towns that used to serve the coal industry.
Quite a few oil wells pumping too.
Crossed the Ohio to Kentucky on a cable ferry. *Enjoyed all that, but
it was a slow trip. *Scouted the Kentucky Lake area for a place for
family reunions, where we could fish. *Found a nice place with cabins
and boats. *Cozy Cove was the name. *About 25-30 of us went there for
a few years. *Never made the reunions myself because of work, except
for weekend trips to visit everybody, but a good time was had by all.

--Vic


Vic, that was part of it. Cave in Rock actually is a landing on the
Ohio, and you can either go for Cairo or to Ky. Lake. From what I can
gather. either was is a fun outing.