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Newbie on the Mississippi River?
Hi,
Sorry to bother you guys but I haven't been able to find much information in other places. I am an American who lives in both Finland and Guatemala. Usually at this time of the year we would be preparing to go to our home in Guatemala for the summer once school gets out here. However I've always dreamed of spending time on a houseboat cruising around the Mississippi river so I just bought this: http://tinyurl.com/32ukra The boat is located in Dodge Center, Minnesota. My 15 year old son and I already had airline tickets to Fort Myers Florida. We will be arriving there about the 15th of June. We have no real boating experience. I was a Radarman in the Navy so I had some experience with navigation and rules of the road. First of all we want to do the online America's Boating Course. This page says there is an online version: http://www.americasboatingcourse.com/ But I can't find it. Next I haven't been able to find a good online source to Marinas so I can figure out where to go from Dodge Center, Minnesota. I was wondering if the Skipper Bob's Cruising From Chicago to Mobile would be useful. Also what to do about internet access? I saw the post in here about WiFi. Are there other options? Do marinas charge extra for this? Not to mention the dilemma of getting the boat and trailer from Dodge Center to somewhere. It appears to me that maybe I should buy a cheap used pickup in Florida and drive to Minnesota to both save on the airfare and get a rust free vehicle. Then if we survive the month or so where to store all of this stuff.. Thanks, Mike Dulin |
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