Day 6 – September 25 – Peoria

The harbor at Henry was really shallow and in hindsight we probably should have stayed on the outside wall with our Looping friends Knot Home. But we were able to slowly but surely get out of the harbor safely and did not churn up too much mud.

It was cloudy and overcast when we left Henry, Illinois this morning but the storm that was predicted did not really materialize after all. We had about an hour of rain, but nothing hard.

The trip downriver was again spectacular but the river itself it a little different in this area. While the river is quite wide at times with many inlets and even some “lakes”, the navigable channel can be rather narrow. We followed a commercial tug without barges most of the way to Peoria so the going was slow and easy – just two tugs tugging along…


We arrived at our destination of the Illinois Valley Yacht Club in Peoria. This is a really nice location with wonderful facilities. I would highly recommend it.

I had hoped to get together with my cousin Mike and his wife Laura while here in Peoria, but unfortunately they are out of town. Mike, we will catch you next time around on the Loop for sure, but hopefully sooner.


Hours on the water: 3.25 hours
Nautical miles traveled: 25
Number of locks: 0
Time spent waiting at locks: 0
Tomorrow's Destination: Quiver Island - Anchorage
Lesson for the day: It is hard to be away from children on their birthday
Obligatory knitting report: Mittens for Wunder Kids