The current has slowed down drastically. We were doing nearly 9 MPH a few days ago and now we're slowed to about 6. The width is the main reason. Ever since the confluence of the Ohio it has been much much wider. We thought the extra water would strengthen the current, but it really just widened the river.
Today was the final of the World Cup. We wanted to catch the game somewhere, but we couldn't find any towns on the river. This area is pretty void of civilization. The one town we did stop in was Osceola, Arkansas. It was very poverty stricken and run down. Oddly enough, this town was very interesting to me. People were occupying houses that nobody would think of occupying in Rush City, MN. I've seen pictures of houses like this and pieces on athletes who grew up in areas like this, but it was something else entirely to see it in person.
Only 59 miles today, unfortunately.
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