9/7 - Bar Island Anchorage

A typical bend on the Illinois River

Ferry Service across the Illinois River

Sunset at Bar Island Anchorage

Since we did not have a large number of miles to travel to our anchorage location on the Illinois River, we did not leave pretty Tall Timbers Marina until 10 a.m. The weather continued to be delightful with warm temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s, light winds, and sunny skies. We only saw three barges with tugs in the 35 mile trip and we entered the quiet spot (except for the carp jumping around) behind Bar Island, just outside the channel, at about 2 p.m. Despite the fact that this island was not very large, we were sheltered from the barge wake and "Reflection" remained steady at anchor. It was a wonderful, quiet Labor Day afternoon with each of us finding our own spot aboard to read, nap, or watch a movie. After cocktails George barbecued chicken on the grill for dinner followed up by our watching "From Here to Eternity" as our evening entertainment.