Down the Rivers We Go (Finally)Days 115-121
After leaving Chicago we went to fill up our diesel tanks at Hammond Marina before heading into the Calumet- Saganashkee Channel a.k.a Cal-Sag. Unfortunately the starboard engine would not start after filling up and we limped up the Channel with just one engine to our first stop at Marine Services. We thought we might end up staying for a few days unless Mike could work his magic on the engine. Turns out after we ordered a new starter, Mike decided to use a hammer on it and it worked. In fact it has worked ever since. We left without the new starter but the “Looper Express” has it just a few days behind us. We left Marine Services on the Calumet River before the sun was up with a small flotilla that Mike was leading to the Joliet wall. Although this was in the middle of Chicagoland, we did manage to find some beauty. Most surprising were the three deer swimming across the river. There were several of these surprisingly pretty parks with waterfa...