We got on the river at 8:30am, paddled until noon and stopped over at a sand bar along the river for lunch and to cool off from heat index of 105F. We rested for about two hours and then paddled on to Cairo. We arrived at Cairo around 6pm. We pulled over to take some pictures and paddled on to find a camp site. The wind started picking up making it very difficult for us to maneuver. We decided to call it a day and pulled our canoes up to the sand bar. Within 30 minutes, the rain came down hard and white us out. We, in our rain gear, stood under the trees waiting for the rain to ease off so we can set up our tent. It finally eased off at last just enough for us to set up a tarp and unpack our stuffs. Today we are at mile marker Zero, the end of the Upper Mississippi River. Tomorrow, we'll be on the Lower Mississippi River and begin at mile marker 953. Yes, we have 953 miles more to go.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.973325,-89.116547+(MyPosition)
longitude: -89.116547
latitude: 36.973325
accuracy: 5 m
altitude: 12 m
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