Left Quincy, IL early on Thursday July 14th and headed for Hannibal, MO. It was only about 16 miles and the only lock was just a mile south of Quincy, so it was a smooth ride. We tied up to the municipal dock at Hannibal, MO and since they have been dealing with flooding or the threat of flooding all summer, they are not manning the harbor. Therefore, we stayed there free. The downtown shops & Mark Twain Museam & home are within 1/2 mile. Bob's son, Rob and his significant other, Greg stopped in Moravia, IA and picked up Bob's mom. They met us Saturday for sightseeing and we even untied Heron and motored around for a 3 hour tour. No only about an hour, but the theme to Gilligan's Island jumped in my head.
Our first destination on the Hannibal sighseeing adventure was Tom Sawyer Creek just a couple of miles south of downtown Hannibal. They have bumper boats, mini golf, a restaurant overlooking the river and more. We had lunch, looked around a bit and then headed back to downtown Hannibal. First a quick stop at Lover's Leap.
http://www.greatriverroad.com/hannibal/loversleap.htm
Rob posing in the stagecoach at the Mark Twain Museum. He even put on the old period coat to look the part.
Mark Twain Museum
Greg & Rob help Tom Sawyer whitewash the fence.
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Love the Greg, Rob, Tom whitewash fence pic
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