St Joseph, Missouri 2574 kms down, only 720kms to go.

Just got into St Joseph, Missouri and while I haven't really had much of a chance to look around the downtown area is really pretty though also really quiet. Still not really sure about which sections of the river are closed or were closed but have started to see other traffic on the river so things are looking good. Aside from yesterday I had a four day stretch of really nasty weather that made for some cold and wet paddling. The upside though was the river was flowing nicely meaning I covered a lot of distance in a short space of time, clocking up 90kms one day without too much effort. It has slowed down a little now.

The above two pics come from downtown White Cloud in Kansas. Not a great deal happening there with the only places open being the Post Office and a bank that was straight out of the 1850s that wouldn't have looked out of place when Jesse James dropped by for a withdrawal. Speaking of Jesse, St Joseph is his hometown and there is a museum devoted to his life around here somewhere that I'll try to see.

Well that's about it. Plan on a lazy day around town before getting back on the river late this arvo. Should be passing through Kansas City in the next day or two though I try not to spend much time in the bigger places. Enjoy.