We made it to Minnesota! A two plus day road trip of 1,150 miles my wife, Lijun and I made just to get to the starting point of the adventure, St Paul Minnesota. I shouldn't complain to loud about it because I caught the Pennsylvania Turnpike just five miles from my home then drove it …
Continue reading Got to the starting line! Day 1 River miles 1.5 Total 1.5
I have been rowing or sailing almost everyday for two weeks. One day I rowed eight miles on the Schuylkill River in 2 1/2 hours. Overall I am happy with my fitness. All of this in preparation of the trip I've been planning. The reason I built this particular boat and …
Even though I finished almost a month behind schedule I'm still going to take a month to train, get stronger and learn how to sail. Yes it has a sail but I've never sailed a day in my life so it should be interesting. I have never sailed a day in my life. I have …
I got another itch but how to scratch it? After going through another gray Pennsylvania winter I got the answer. I'll build a boat! Then I'll take it down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Sounds like a reasonable and doable plan. On April 16, 2018 I picked …
Down the Mississippi Backwards 