Mike Quillin made us breakfast and sent us on our way (thanks again!). We had a bit of a later start, but not too bad for staying off the river. Despite the late start and the wind, which was somewhat rough, we still managed to get 50 miles in. As the title suggests, we also left Minnesota and entered Iowa. She was a good state. Much too long though. It's a pretty big moral booster finally being finished with one state. Only 9 more to go!
Later in the day, maybe 7:30 or so, we were paddling around the river from bank to bank looking for a place to set up camp. The river was pretty flooded so all the islands were under water. Finally, a fishing boat came up to us. They could tell from our zig zag motion that we were looking for a site. They suggested we paddle under a railroad bridge then under a road bridge and take out at a boat landing and camp there. They knew the owner of the landing and said it would be alright. Their names were Coop and Joni and they let us know we were in Lynxville, WI. Joni gave us vanilla scented gnat spray and told us about a bar right up the street (which we visited briefly). We chatted with them while we made dinner, gave them our blog info, and said our goodbyes.
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