Swells - end (Caruthersville)

None the wiser I moved off. I flagged down another chap in an oversize white pick-up. Another huge guy with a voice like a parakeet. Tenzin and Bobby caught a lift with him to get fuel, fried chicken, and ice. Apparently the only question the chap asked was what the price of gas was in Wisconsin.

James & I went to the top of the ramp to give Bobby and Tenzin a hand. 'Heartland News' was scripted on the van. The news crew were there to do a story on the low levels of the Mississippi.
"We did a story once about a guy who waterskiied from Minneapolis to New Orleans" the cameraman enthusiastically declared.
"We're crazy, but we ain't stupid James shot back. I laughed. Apparently 4 guys on an open pontoon didn't make the news here in the Heartland.