We are currently in the great city of St. Louis, MO. We arrived on Thursday with plans of staying two nights but the owners of the Huck Finn Hostel in Soulard, we are staying at, gave us an extra night free; so, we took it as a sign and opted to spread our stay one day longer.
Before I get on the subject of St. Louis let's talk about Alexandria, MO. Earlier in the month we met up with a gentlemen by the name of Scot Hall while getting supplies in Lansing, IA and exchanged contact info. He was travelling the river by motorboat and told us that as we get further South to stop in Alexandria, MO at a place called the Purple Cow. Well, that's exactly what we did. As we pulled into dock @ the Purple Cow we were welcomed by the owners Boon & Denise as well as Scot and his nephews. Scot treated us to dinner at the Cow and gave us a driving tour of Keokuk, IA including the Mormon city of Nauvoo, IL. After the tour we went back to the Cow and shared some river stories with the locals Charlie & Duck and listened to some river advice from Carver who had taken the trip by motor boat twice.
Scot, if you're reading this, seriously thanks for all your generosity and setting us up with all the right people. You made our stay in Alexandria very memorable.
After Alexandria we got back on the river and paddled to St. Louis. We are completely done with the Lock & Dams! The river once again has a strong current. We completed our first 4o mile day and have officially hit the half-way mark as just prior to arriving at St. Louis we hit the 1,160 mile marker. All exciting stuff.
St. Louis is an entertaining city. There is almost too much to do. Thursday night we went to a comedy club and saw a show. Friday we hit the zoo (free & rated top 5 in the country), Petrie hit the History Museum and a Napoleon exhibit. Saturday we went up in the Arch and saw a documentary on how it was made as well as visited the City Museum which is a mind-blowing/entertaining experience which I could have spent days exploring. At the City Museum there was a yo-yo competition going on, a huge cave to explore that lead you to a steel jungle gym, slides leading you to all different levels, an indoor skate park, fish tanks all over and an assortment of other random exhibits that all seemed to fit.
On a night out on the town we met up with two individuals that had the power to get us on top of the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis. Their names will remain anonymous for the time being, but thank you for the view!
This update would not be complete without a mention of an amazing family consisting of DeeDee, Joette, Carly, Gretchen, Allan, Kathy, and Rose who literally picked us off the streets and showed us a great time in the city. Happy Birthday Carly! To the rest of the family, thank you for the good time and sorry we missed out on the crepes. We will keep in touch. DeeDee, if you need a helicopter pilot for your wedding I would probably be able to arrange it.
Time's up, time to move South,
Check back soon as we will be able to post some more pictures in the very near future.
-Eel & Platypus
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