The next day was more of the same, numerous birds, flood plain type scenery and this marina where there were a number of casino boats tied up.
For the night the group split up; Three of us went to the Illinois Valley Yacht Club while 3 went to the town dock in Peoria. The IVYC was quite nice but not open. The harbormaster however did come in and open the laundry and TV room for us but could not open the bar. It was really scary going into the marina. Our depth sounders went to 0 and not because of any weeds. (Aside: the waterway is not weedy like our lakes and rivers in Canada??? It is either too muddy here or the current is too fast for them to catch hold.) Anyway, we were kicking up a lot of mud and silt all the way in and turning was very sluggish. One of the boats actually was not able to back up at one point but did succeed in going forward and reaching his slip. 
Happy hour by the pool, which unfortunately had been emptied the day before, was a great success….again. I informed the others that Linda and I had been playing “make believe” for the past two days. I had started running on a single engine and making like I was a trawler. I have been alternating every half hour the running of each engine. My fuel stats should be way better next time. When running both engines I run them at about 900 rpm, but I can achieve the same speed by running a single engine at 1100 rpm. The money must be rolling in??? A BBQ and Linda and I crashed early again. It seems that 9 – 10 PM is the latest that we can stay awake anymore. We are getting up at 6:30 and driving in the sun or rain all day so I guess it is allowed.
Our sat dish is working out OK now that I have convinced the DISH Network people that we are travelling in an RV. I only have to change my service address with them when we enter a new area of local channels. So far, we have seen locals from Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Chicago.
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