We will be here in Keokuk for about two weeks. It is right on the Mississippi River and is very humid. The first afternoon/evening we were here we drove out to the river and walked out onto an observation deck and watched barges go through the locks. That day there had been some rain so it was very, very humid and very hot. When we left, we didn’t turn off the AC so when we got back, it was almost dark and we noticed the RV windows were all fogged up. We couldn’t see out at all, then we realized the fog was on the outside of the windows. The glass had gotten cold enough for the hot humid air outside to condense on the windows. Here are the pictures we took of the Mississippi and the locks.
Our first peek at the Mississippi
Barge in the lock
Water almost pumped out
Lock open
Barge leaving lock
It was a big one
Tug
Working hard to turn the barge into the channel
Out into the channel
As one pulls away, another one is ready to enter
Small one so it passed quickly
It was interesting to watch the whole process and we thought it was well worth our time to wait for the lock to empty. We were about to melt by the time it was over.
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