After grabbing breakfast with Ken and Michelle I pushed off into the water around noon. A sunny but chilly day ensued.

An hour or so before sunset I settled on a large sandbar and cooked up a good ol' fashion driftwood bonfire. Temps both nights hovered in the mid to upper 30s.

Day 69 marked a mile stone, as I passed Cairo, IL - the southern most city of Illinois, and the Illinois Kentucky border. Cairo also marks the confluence of the Ohio River, which drains much of the Easter United States. By the time it reaches the Mississippi, the Ohio is just as large if not larger than the Miss! With more water flowing in, the width of the Mississippi seemed to double. It's a real big river now!