Our next boat 
Mel's River Dock Restaurant (George's newest favorite place to eat.) .
While lifting anchor at 6:45 a.m., a large screw in our anchor stem roller sheared off making raising the anchor difficult, but George and Charlie determined that a replacement could be found in a few days. We then called the lock-tender at La Grange Lock (our last lock on the Illinois River) who told us to come on ahead and again we floated in the middle of this lock, rather than tying to a rope or bollard. The scenery was lovely and rural as we traveled south on this end of the river, and we saw turtles sunning themselves on fallen tree stumps, many blue herons, white pelicans, and even a bald eagle along the way.
We were headed on a 65 mile trip to "Mel's Illinois Riverdock Restaurant" which, from everything we had read, had terrific food with an over-night dock right on the river. The dock wasn't quite what we had pictured, but it was really quite adequate for us.
The simple-looking restaurant was on a hill behind the dock, and George, Charlie, and Helen decided to head up there and check out the menu. They were quite pleased and enthusiastic upon their return to the boat as they not only got to meet the famous "Mel", but he also gave them samples of some of his cuisine.
Brisket was one of the specialties for tonight's dinner menu, and we did enjoy it very much, but ended up bringing much of the very large portions back to the boat in "doggie bags". The cooking was "down home" with ribs, fried chicken, potato salad, sweet potatoes, and cucumber salad just some of the excellent dishes to be had. We finished off with apple pie and ice cream, walked back to the dock, and watched "Farewell to Arms" as our evening's movie. (Another movie with a happy ending.)
We were headed on a 65 mile trip to "Mel's Illinois Riverdock Restaurant" which, from everything we had read, had terrific food with an over-night dock right on the river. The dock wasn't quite what we had pictured, but it was really quite adequate for us.
The simple-looking restaurant was on a hill behind the dock, and George, Charlie, and Helen decided to head up there and check out the menu. They were quite pleased and enthusiastic upon their return to the boat as they not only got to meet the famous "Mel", but he also gave them samples of some of his cuisine.
Brisket was one of the specialties for tonight's dinner menu, and we did enjoy it very much, but ended up bringing much of the very large portions back to the boat in "doggie bags". The cooking was "down home" with ribs, fried chicken, potato salad, sweet potatoes, and cucumber salad just some of the excellent dishes to be had. We finished off with apple pie and ice cream, walked back to the dock, and watched "Farewell to Arms" as our evening's movie. (Another movie with a happy ending.)
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