I regards to leaving Wavey outside of a store. Make up a sign with the message that states she IS NOT abandoned and list your name and number on it. Use it where needed. Also add a tracker to her collar that will link to your phone so if she ever is taken, you can track her. Easy Peasy
I grew up in a port town still in its hey day. It was like something you see in movies. Then the malls, Wal-Mart and Sam's came along and it was like death by cancer. Slow and sad. People tried to bring the downtown back several times over the last 40 years but no luck. I love seeing the ones that have come back from the grave and the America I grew up in still exists in part.
Muscatine: In Twain's Life On The Mississippi he wrote that the best sunsets he has ever seen were in Muscatine. On our own CG rivertender down in Keokuk, I thought the winter sunsets to be awful spectacular, too. Memories In Muscatine: Our river tender pulled in for the night in Muscatine. Not often did we overnight there, but that night, we did. With time to kill, my Damage Controlman 2nd Class and myself broke out our mountain bikes to do some local recon of the area. We headed north and were on a side street filled with some single family homes. It was O-dark thirty, like no street lights! We passed one home with their garage door open and brightly lit, several folks sittin' around in chairs, talking. How, I'll never know, but one of the guys saw us ride by and asked us to come over. "Hey, would you guys like a beer?" For sure, thanks! We told them we were from the CG rivertender and they asked how the duty was, etc. That was now some 30 some odd years ago. And it's those human acts of kindness that always stuck in this New Jersey-born and bred Coastie's mind. The nicest and most welcoming folks I've ever run across were those good folks living in the Upper Mississippi River towns. As always Brenton and Wavey, thanks for bringing us along for the ride. You don't know how many memories you've brought back with my own time on those river miles you've traveled on!
Glad to see another old Coastie on here. I never did get to be on an ATON boat on the river, I thought I had gotten a billet on one that runs the Tennessee out of Chattanooga. It fell through on me. I did my time on different Cape Class 95" WPBs out of Key West and Miami Beach. SEMPER PARATUS.
Love yore show dude its really great to see all the places that at lot of people miss Not to be an ass but never rap a line around your hand whether in a lock or docking fingers can disappear real quick (power of water )the rope will not yeald it does not no about fimgers sailors wore bell bottom pants for a reason
If the older cities do not have a crime problem they are wonderful. I remember living in a few places you could just walk into the court house to get paper work done and everyone was friendly with no locked doors. Those towns are incredible to live in.
I am truly enjoying your videos. I am glad you are getting to get out and enjoy the world. Beautiful places! Also.... you earned that Two Hearted! My wife and I live in Michigan and are counting down the days until we move on to our sailboat and head south. Your videos help give us hope!!!! ha ha ha
I've noticed over the years watching YT that there's two basic approaches to making videos: one tries to inspire folks to do the same, and one tries to provoke envy. I try really really hard to inspire folks. It literally comes down to: if we can do it, so can you. Believe me ;)
Such a lovely Adventure Downriver . I can't imagine you running out of things to see and show as long as you keep moving along. Looks like a nice dock that you stayed at.. and wavy is adorable, which I thought it was cute when the little girl walked by you in the street saying I like your dog. ❤
Fresh water mussels edible in a pinch but strong and muddy, take your hammer and bust them open catfish love em. Those old dormers are cool reminds me of the old south like Charleston. You need one of those fold up wagons to carry your groceries and gas in and you and Wavy can ride it back down those hills that you climb to ck out all those cool churches. Very good content we be watching you.
Thanks for the dog comment there animals left my blue ticks in truck window cracked 50 degrees outside folks takeing pics calling on store intercom. Those dogs r better taken care of than most people!
I'm glad that you enjoyed stopping in Muscatine and you did pronounce it correctly. We haven't lived there for a couple years (relocated to Arizona). If you ever get the chance to try a Muscatine Melon, you won't regret it. It's something about the sandy soil in the area
My dad was born in Iconium Iowa (Centerville area) in 1917, I was raised in WA state, but for my entire life every time we had melon Dad would tell us that it wasn't as good as the Muscatine Melons he had as a kid. I was finally able to get to Iowa and visit him after he retired back to Iconium in about 1995, and he was right.
thanks again from germany for showing me a part of Amerika . So they build this nice church 20 years after the first settler. strong people👍 shure you can eat those mussels /clams If the water ist clear and the ground ist not poisoned, well you eat the fish also
The bust and boom cycle hits many areas for different reasons. Our port city has been through hundreds of years of transitions and just now flourishing ready to take off again. Thanks to the NY taxpayer. Keep up the great work and details.
Great way to spend the day. I have seen lots of folks simply take a small dog in a collapsible wagon without any problem into stores. I would not want to take a chance that she could be taken. There are some crazy people in the world. Take care, God bless. Psalm 91 everyday! 🤗
I live in Memphis TN, we got a docked and boating ramps just like that and a statue of a guy just like that on the river. I had to rewind the video to make sure u wasn’t here. But it’s not almost 70s here, more like 59. Anyway be safe.
Wow, this one really "hit home" for me. Lovely brick buildings. I grew up and returned to a similar town on Lake Erie which was a huge port and rail yard. The past few years it as seen a resurgence. You will not run out of interesting/quirky spots ever. Thank you for sharing the info regarding oil. Enjoy & Be well.
Back in the 70's I would travel to Florida on route 27, it would take a good week to make the trip from Big Rapids Michigan but you drove thru all these little towns; then the interstate highways & often routes 27 began to build bypasses around the little towns so the traffic only saw the little towns from a distance & many of those little town businesses could no longer remain in business. Your filming of these little towns may be the only way many folks get to see a time when passing a person on the street you called them by their name & wished them a good day.
The adventure gets better with each video! 30 minutes flew by. I enjoy the walks through the small towns as much as the river travel! Thanks again for sharing!
Missed commenting the last few days. Now we can NOT have that! Thanks for the presentation, young man! Keep on rolling!! Read about a man that loved the New York City skyline. When he retired he went to New York City but every place he looked out only showed him the Jersey Shore. So, he moved to a cheap place in New Jersey and enjoys his favorite sit everyday.
Another awesome video. I had twin honda 225's on my offshore boat that would "make oil" trolling for Marlin. At the end of the day I would have to run it hard for about 30min. Problem Solved
I give you a lot of credit. When everyone else has put away their fancy boats for the season, you are persevering through the off season. Except for the commercial maritime activity, the river is all yours. You’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, however you’re the captain of your own fate. Keep on truckin’ my friend.
Mark Twain said that a river without islands is as unattractive as a woman without hair. Glad you and Wavy are taking the time to stop and check things out. Safe travels 🌴
A grand and tragic example of a city’s rise and fall would be Cairo, Illinois. I hope it sees a resurgence, but it feels less likely with each condemned building.
We just traveled through Cairo on Thanksgiving Day, so much barge traffic on the Ohio, but nothing down on the Mississippi. Very cool city but sad as well.
I think Cairo is pretty well dead. Several bad floods contributed to that and that for the most part, that entire region it's in is pretty well devoid of much economic activity these days. On the Ohio, there really are only three main regions that things are good economically, right around Pittsburg, from Cincinnati and on downriver to Louisville. Paducah, Ky seems to be doing pretty good too, but most of the Ohio River Valley towns are pretty well beat down economically.
I did read up on your Yammie "making oil." The easy fix is to run your motor at WOT for a short time before you shut it down for the night. On a boaters forum, a lot of people with just about every make of four stroke obs, their dealers told them to do that. I had a 70 foot river going houseboat with twin gas Mercruiser inboards that I mostly ran at less than full throttle most of the time but at the suggestion of the mechanics, I'd run it at full throttle for five or ten minutes every so often.
YES, I KNOW OF THE CONFLICT YOU TALKING ABOUT. HAPPENS TO ME ON CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE TRIPS. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING TO RUSH TO BECAUSE IT'LL BE THERE ANYWAYS! I SAY TAKE YOUR TIME , SOAK IT IN AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
Desert docked in Quartzsite, AZ (t-shirt warm) watching. Just seen Wayne is going to put a boat together. In the summer I am Michigan based near Ludington. Would, and am so going to put together a trip like yours. For now, still making good money trucking. Not that I have to (debt free), but prudently making hay while the sun shines and like trucking/traveling a lot! When we wake up and cash is worth nothing (f‐gov't), I will pull the plug for good.
I'm so glad you stopped in Muscatine. My family is originally from there. I go there every few years for family reunions and have seen the changes over the years. It is a beautiful little city and was nice to see it through someone else's eye. There are some beautiful homes up on the hills on the south side of the downtown that were built by my family in the early 1800's. I think just to the west of where you moored. Thank you for the Great tour.
Just my guess. Muscitine Mus-ka-dine. A type of wild grape, looks like a Concord Grape, purple with a thick skin. We picked and ate them all summer in GA as a kid. Just a guess......?
I didn’t know you can make oil at low rpm’s. It usually happens at WOT when you have a prop with too high of a pitch, and you don’t get into the proper RPM range for the throttle position. And yes, your observation of small town America is spot on.
Seeing Wavey at Dollar General, makes me want to share my own Dollar General Beagle story with you. ~ A few years ago, my Beagle Rico & I went to Dollar General one hot summer day. I left Rico in my truck with the motor on & ac running while I dashed inside the store. (I carry an extra set of keys so I can leave truck on & also lock the doors) ~ I also rolled his passenger side window down about a 1/4 way. ~ While I was at the check-out, a young boy flew open the store door & hollered “Hey! Is the lady with the Beagle in here?! Her Beagle has his head stuck in her truck window!!” ❗️ ~ I took off running for my truck to find Rico had stepped on the electric window button & rolled the window up on his neck. ~ Thank goodness I ran around to the driver’s door & opened it & pressed Rico’s window button to let it down. ~ In hindsight it occurred to me that if I had opened Rico’s door in panic, I would have strangled him. ~ But all ended well. 😊
Another nice video of another nice old river town. It's the same way on the Ohio. Lots of the river towns have clearly seen their better days. It's kinda sad that it's this way, but these towns came up in the heyday of the Industrial Revolution. They all did their part in helping to make the country great but it's a very different time now.
The woodyard explains that open grassy area, my first thought was a railyard. Maybe the downtown area is a blank slate beginning to bounce back? Many of those towns that have seen better days never get another chance.
I worry when you leave wavey outside the stores. Only for fear of something happening to her. Most places don't mind a dog like that inside. heck throw a service vest on her and go anywhere, everyone else is doing it! The sign is a good idea and the airtag but still scares me
Having lived a couple years in Linlithgow Scotland, it's quite common for people leaving dogs outside tied up. I've been there and you'd see 1 to a dozen at certain times of day.
Muscatine was the town my family settled in late in the 19th century after arriving from Germany. The storefront they sold shoes out of is still there.
@@backwatersandbackroads It is. I have never been there but hope to rectify that soon. My son has moved to western Iowa for work and if he settles down there for the long term we will be moving as well. If we’re there when you make your Missouri River trip, dinner and adult beverage is on me.
Great video Brenton. I can tell you really enjoyed this day and I'm glad you did. A good slice of Americana in Autumn does wonders for the soul. I hope wherever you are along your journey things are going well for you and the pup. Cheers and safe travels.
I've picked up 4 8 1/2" fenders. They were the biggest I could find locally. Don't know what size the ones you have now are? They'll be waiting for you in Birdsong.
i do enjoy your travels, even on your scooter. actually your first video of yours i watched was the scooter traveling with your friend down south. as far as watermelons, they would have go some to be better than cave city arkansas melons.lol
Brenton, A common residential neighborhood term would be Rowhouse. I am not aware of this term being used to describe more commercial buildings. Wow, nice melon! *
You You should try trolling a crank bait behind the boat on your traveling at 5 mile an hour. You probably get some hits and some fish to eat. Just straight back behind the outboard would be great
I just realized just what it must take to get you out of breath while walking. I doubt I could ever keep up with you and Wavy for long. I agree with you completely about your thoughts on on slightly emptier town centers. The 1851 church was amazing. Is Wavy chipped? I highly recommend it. Stacy is. Max will be soon. You just reminded me. Very cool view out the window at the end.
Just subscribed to your channel! We so get it that there is not enough footage, especially of the crazy wild moments when you can't pick up the camera because the rain in pouring and your grabbing fenders to Raft in a Lock or on a dock😅 Enjoying your videos and wish we were behind you to get some more stop ideas 😊
I regards to leaving Wavey outside of a store. Make up a sign with the message that states she IS NOT abandoned and list your name and number on it. Use it where needed. Also add a tracker to her collar that will link to your phone so if she ever is taken, you can track her. Easy Peasy
Or get her chipped.
Or Apple AirTag.
@@brucecreswell136...Awful!
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I grew up in a port town still in its hey day. It was like something you see in movies. Then the malls, Wal-Mart and Sam's came along and it was like death by cancer. Slow and sad. People tried to bring the downtown back several times over the last 40 years but no luck. I love seeing the ones that have come back from the grave and the America I grew up in still exists in part.
Muscatine: In Twain's Life On The Mississippi he wrote that the best sunsets he has ever seen were in Muscatine. On our own CG rivertender down in Keokuk, I thought the winter sunsets to be awful spectacular, too. Memories In Muscatine: Our river tender pulled in for the night in Muscatine. Not often did we overnight there, but that night, we did. With time to kill, my Damage Controlman 2nd Class and myself broke out our mountain bikes to do some local recon of the area. We headed north and were on a side street filled with some single family homes. It was O-dark thirty, like no street lights! We passed one home with their garage door open and brightly lit, several folks sittin' around in chairs, talking. How, I'll never know, but one of the guys saw us ride by and asked us to come over. "Hey, would you guys like a beer?" For sure, thanks! We told them we were from the CG rivertender and they asked how the duty was, etc. That was now some 30 some odd years ago. And it's those human acts of kindness that always stuck in this New Jersey-born and bred Coastie's mind. The nicest and most welcoming folks I've ever run across were those good folks living in the Upper Mississippi River towns. As always Brenton and Wavey, thanks for bringing us along for the ride. You don't know how many memories you've brought back with my own time on those river miles you've traveled on!
Glad to see another old Coastie on here. I never did get to be on an ATON boat on the river, I thought I had gotten a billet on one that runs the Tennessee out of Chattanooga. It fell through on me. I did my time on different Cape Class 95" WPBs out of Key West and Miami Beach. SEMPER PARATUS.
Muscatine is well known for cantaloupe and watermelon. It has very sandy soil. Muscatine cantaloupes are prized melons.
Love yore show dude its really great to see all the places that at lot of people miss Not to be an ass but never rap a line around your hand whether in a lock or docking fingers can disappear real quick (power of water )the rope will not yeald it does not no about fimgers
sailors wore bell bottom pants for a reason
That's good advice. Thank you. I'll stop doing that.
Make a sign for Wavey....my dad will be right back! He's in buying me a treat.
If the older cities do not have a crime problem they are wonderful. I remember living in a few places you could just walk into the court house to get paper work done and everyone was friendly with no locked doors. Those towns are incredible to live in.
Real nice vid Brent. Since watching you and wavy I went and bought me a baby beagle. Boy has she got some energy, then just falls asleep.
I am truly enjoying your videos. I am glad you are getting to get out and enjoy the world. Beautiful places! Also.... you earned that Two Hearted!
My wife and I live in Michigan and are counting down the days until we move on to our sailboat and head south. Your videos help give us hope!!!! ha ha ha
I've noticed over the years watching YT that there's two basic approaches to making videos: one tries to inspire folks to do the same, and one tries to provoke envy. I try really really hard to inspire folks. It literally comes down to: if we can do it, so can you. Believe me ;)
Such a lovely Adventure Downriver . I can't imagine you running out of things to see and show as long as you keep moving along. Looks like a nice dock that you stayed at.. and wavy is adorable, which I thought it was cute when the little girl walked by you in the street saying I like your dog. ❤
The old church was really cool, thanks. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Fresh water mussels edible in a pinch but strong and muddy, take your hammer and bust them open catfish love em. Those old dormers are cool reminds me of the old south like Charleston. You need one of those fold up wagons to carry your groceries and gas in and you and Wavy can ride it back down those hills that you climb to ck out all those cool churches. Very good content we be watching you.
Thanks for the dog comment there animals left my blue ticks in truck window cracked 50 degrees outside folks takeing pics calling on store intercom. Those dogs r better taken care of than most people!
Cool video! I live in Muscatine, they've done alot of work to restore the riverfront areas.😊
I'm glad that you enjoyed stopping in Muscatine and you did pronounce it correctly. We haven't lived there for a couple years (relocated to Arizona). If you ever get the chance to try a Muscatine Melon, you won't regret it. It's something about the sandy soil in the area
My dad was born in Iconium Iowa (Centerville area) in 1917, I was raised in WA state, but for my entire life every time we had melon Dad would tell us that it wasn't as good as the Muscatine Melons he had as a kid.
I was finally able to get to Iowa and visit him after he retired back to Iconium in about 1995, and he was right.
Enjoying your attitude as much as the adventure….
our country is amazing
Another great episode, thanks for sharing. Love me some pearl snap shirts. Now I know where the buttons came from.
You need to get your aluminum fabricator buddy make walkways down the sides of the barge. Fold them up for road travel.
Another old town on the river. Your trip will last years if you just take a minute at each. Enjoy the ride and to heck with a schedule.
Agreed. If you have to "Winter Over" like the old days, then just do it! IMHO.
thanks again from germany for showing me a part of Amerika . So they build this nice church 20 years after the first settler. strong people👍
shure you can eat those mussels /clams If the water ist clear and the ground ist not poisoned, well you eat the fish also
I don't think you will run out of unusual things to show us. Remember no skating on the river !! Thanks for sharing your adventure.❤
Fewer people, not less people. Stay well
The bust and boom cycle hits many areas for different reasons.
Our port city has been through hundreds of years of transitions and just now flourishing ready to take off again.
Thanks to the NY taxpayer.
Keep up the great work and details.
Great way to spend the day. I have seen lots of folks simply take a small dog in a collapsible wagon without any problem into stores. I would not want to take a chance that she could be taken. There are some crazy people in the world. Take care, God bless.
Psalm 91 everyday! 🤗
I'm definitely not leaving her outside anymore. She's either allowed, or I'll go elsewhere.
@@backwatersandbackroads ~ Service Dog harness/vest. Amazon $18.
I love it old school history
the mussels make great panfish bait.
I live in Memphis TN, we got a docked and boating ramps just like that and a statue of a guy just like that on the river. I had to rewind the video to make sure u wasn’t here. But it’s not almost 70s here, more like 59. Anyway be safe.
Thanks for sharing your adventures.. do appreciate all the sweet places n churches, too.
Best, Jim
Wow, this one really "hit home" for me. Lovely brick buildings. I grew up and returned to a similar town on Lake Erie which was a huge port and rail yard. The past few years it as seen a resurgence. You will not run out of interesting/quirky spots ever. Thank you for sharing the info regarding oil. Enjoy & Be well.
Thank you for finding us and coming along. We would get lonely out here without folks to share the adventure with.
Back in the 70's I would travel to Florida on route 27, it would take a good week to make the trip from Big Rapids Michigan but you drove thru all these little towns; then the interstate highways & often routes 27 began to build bypasses around the little towns so the traffic only saw the little towns from a distance & many of those little town businesses could no longer remain in business. Your filming of these little towns may be the only way many folks get to see a time when passing a person on the street you called them by their name & wished them a good day.
I was there with the wife and daughter a few years ago. It is a unique town.
City parking … love ❤️
The best! Sneak up on a river town and stay a while ;)
Awesome video * We learn life from living *
Thanks for posting. Good stuff. Could put a air tag on Wavey collar 🎉some peace of mind.
Downtown Muscatine looks a lot like downtown Naperville, Il. when I lived there in the 60s.
Wow waves walked you three times in one day! Lol
Nice view. One of the cool things about living on a boat. View Control.
The adventure gets better with each video! 30 minutes flew by. I enjoy the walks through the small towns as much as the river travel! Thanks again for sharing!
Missed commenting the last few days. Now we can NOT have that! Thanks for the presentation, young man! Keep on rolling!!
Read about a man that loved the New York City skyline. When he retired he went to New York City but every place he looked out only showed him the Jersey Shore. So, he moved to a cheap place in New Jersey and enjoys his favorite sit everyday.
Nice stopover.
That looks like a wonderful town. Those buildings downtown were v nice.
Another awesome video. I had twin honda 225's on my offshore boat that would "make oil" trolling for Marlin. At the end of the day I would have to run it hard for about 30min. Problem Solved
I give you a lot of credit. When everyone else has put away their fancy boats for the season, you are persevering through the off season. Except for the commercial maritime activity, the river is all yours. You’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, however you’re the captain of your own fate. Keep on truckin’ my friend.
Youu could just get the engine up to temp every once in a while 🤔. Love it bro, keep the vids coming!
He should have a small engine, running normally at half throttle.
Your boat looks just fine don't worry about what everybody else thinks
A nice Mussel supper is quite a treat.
Mark Twain said that a river without islands is as unattractive as a woman without hair. Glad you and Wavy are taking the time to stop and check things out.
Safe travels 🌴
Another great video 🎉
Another great video
A grand and tragic example of a city’s rise and fall would be Cairo, Illinois. I hope it sees a resurgence, but it feels less likely with each condemned building.
We just traveled through Cairo on Thanksgiving Day, so much barge traffic on the Ohio, but nothing down on the Mississippi. Very cool city but sad as well.
I think Cairo is pretty well dead. Several bad floods contributed to that and that for the most part, that entire region it's in is pretty well devoid of much economic activity these days. On the Ohio, there really are only three main regions that things are good economically, right around Pittsburg, from Cincinnati and on downriver to Louisville. Paducah, Ky seems to be doing pretty good too, but most of the Ohio River Valley towns are pretty well beat down economically.
Oquawka and New Boston and Keithsburg are south of your next lock number 17 😊
I did read up on your Yammie "making oil." The easy fix is to run your motor at WOT for a short time before you shut it down for the night. On a boaters forum, a lot of people with just about every make of four stroke obs, their dealers told them to do that. I had a 70 foot river going houseboat with twin gas Mercruiser inboards that I mostly ran at less than full throttle most of the time but at the suggestion of the mechanics, I'd run it at full throttle for five or ten minutes every so often.
I've started doing that. I haven't tested/checked if it's working yet..but I will.
Watching you and Wavy makes me miss my Bea fishing for sturgeon in my boat.
Awesome!
YES, I KNOW OF THE CONFLICT YOU TALKING ABOUT. HAPPENS TO ME ON CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE TRIPS. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING TO RUSH TO BECAUSE IT'LL BE THERE ANYWAYS! I SAY TAKE YOUR TIME , SOAK IT IN AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
This adventure just keeps getting better . stay safe
Just what I needed tonight - some wanderlust and silly beagle antics. Thanks
Desert docked in Quartzsite, AZ (t-shirt warm) watching. Just seen Wayne is going to put a boat together. In the summer I am Michigan based near Ludington. Would, and am so going to put together a trip like yours. For now, still making good money trucking. Not that I have to (debt free), but prudently making hay while the sun shines and like trucking/traveling a lot! When we wake up and cash is worth nothing (f‐gov't), I will pull the plug for good.
That 60 is an awesome motor.
Great videos!
I'm so glad you stopped in Muscatine. My family is originally from there. I go there every few years for family reunions and have seen the changes over the years. It is a beautiful little city and was nice to see it through someone else's eye. There are some beautiful homes up on the hills on the south side of the downtown that were built by my family in the early 1800's. I think just to the west of where you moored. Thank you for the Great tour.
For a second I thought the lock master was going to describe you 😁
Wow
Another video
Just my guess. Muscitine Mus-ka-dine. A type of wild grape, looks like a Concord Grape, purple with a thick skin. We picked and ate them all summer in GA as a kid. Just a guess......?
Musk-a-teen. It's named after the indigenous people that lived in the area.
I didn’t know you can make oil at low rpm’s. It usually happens at WOT when you have a prop with too high of a pitch, and you don’t get into the proper RPM range for the throttle position. And yes, your observation of small town America is spot on.
Looks à great place for moped ride.
Seeing Wavey at Dollar General, makes me want to share my own Dollar General Beagle story with you. ~
A few years ago, my Beagle Rico & I went to Dollar General one hot summer day. I left Rico in my truck with the motor on & ac running while I dashed inside the store. (I carry an extra set of keys so I can leave truck on & also lock the doors) ~ I also rolled his passenger side window down about a 1/4 way. ~ While I was at the check-out, a young boy flew open the store door & hollered “Hey! Is the lady with the Beagle in here?! Her Beagle has his head stuck in her truck window!!” ❗️ ~ I took off running for my truck to find Rico had stepped on the electric window button & rolled the window up on his neck. ~ Thank goodness I ran around to the driver’s door & opened it & pressed Rico’s window button to let it down. ~ In hindsight it occurred to me that if I had opened Rico’s door in panic, I would have strangled him. ~ But all ended well. 😊
That's a beagle story! I have several too. I'll share them on the back-up channel soon ;)
Waste oil is super fire starter
Another nice video of another nice old river town. It's the same way on the Ohio. Lots of the river towns have clearly seen their better days. It's kinda sad that it's this way, but these towns came up in the heyday of the Industrial Revolution. They all did their part in helping to make the country great but it's a very different time now.
Love Gravy
Muscatine has a beautiful downtown, you can almost see the old horse and buggy going up and down the streets.
Gomer Pyle said it best "what's your hurry" ?
The woodyard explains that open grassy area, my first thought was a railyard. Maybe the downtown area is a blank slate beginning to bounce back? Many of those towns that have seen better days never get another chance.
I worry when you leave wavey outside the stores. Only for fear of something happening to her. Most places don't mind a dog like that inside. heck throw a service vest on her and go anywhere, everyone else is doing it! The sign is a good idea and the airtag but still scares me
I've stopped leaving her outside. Ww went into a grocery store a couple of days ago, and I just carried her around.
Improved Order of Redmen “IOR” is/was a lodge like
Moose or Elks. Common in midwest.
Thanks again
Having lived a couple years in Linlithgow Scotland, it's quite common for people leaving dogs outside tied up. I've been there and you'd see 1 to a dozen at certain times of day.
Glad u decided to stay the night at the dock there, but u are right, it’s a very nice view.
Kudos, You got that right traveling the river,like back in time before cars and modern transportation....keep up the good work !
Muscatine was the town my family settled in late in the 19th century after arriving from Germany. The storefront they sold shoes out of is still there.
Wow. It's a nice little river town
@@backwatersandbackroads It is. I have never been there but hope to rectify that soon. My son has moved to western Iowa for work and if he settles down there for the long term we will be moving as well. If we’re there when you make your Missouri River trip, dinner and adult beverage is on me.
Great video Brenton. I can tell you really enjoyed this day and I'm glad you did. A good slice of Americana in Autumn does wonders for the soul.
I hope wherever you are along your journey things are going well for you and the pup. Cheers and safe travels.
I've picked up 4 8 1/2" fenders. They were the biggest I could find locally. Don't know what size the ones you have now are? They'll be waiting for you in Birdsong.
Unfortunately the popping of corn can not replace the insight and diversity that pearl buttons created.
Another great video Brent. Keep sharing never gets old 💓
Thanks, for another nice video
Howdy
Hi Logan ;)
Yer Copper No Stik is about as No Stik as mine! Hah!!p.s. Love the Island Retreats.
i do enjoy your travels, even on your scooter. actually your first video of yours i watched was the scooter traveling with your friend down south. as far as watermelons, they would have go some to be better than cave city arkansas melons.lol
Some scooter side quests coming up...;)
Brenton, A common residential neighborhood term would be Rowhouse. I am not aware of this term being used to describe more commercial buildings. Wow, nice melon! *
Your coming into Muscatine iowa 😊
You You should try trolling a crank bait behind the boat on your traveling at 5 mile an hour. You probably get some hits and some fish to eat. Just straight back behind the outboard would be great
Not too fast? And what about debris in the water?
Great video
4:53 look at that tree!!!
Of course it's New Boston, then Keithsburg and then Oquawka
I would be nervous near dams too!
I just realized just what it must take to get you out of breath while walking. I doubt I could ever keep up with you and Wavy for long.
I agree with you completely about your thoughts on on slightly emptier town centers.
The 1851 church was amazing.
Is Wavy chipped? I highly recommend it. Stacy is. Max will be soon. You just reminded me.
Very cool view out the window at the end.
Just subscribed to your channel! We so get it that there is not enough footage, especially of the crazy wild moments when you can't pick up the camera because the rain in pouring and your grabbing fenders to Raft in a Lock or on a dock😅 Enjoying your videos and wish we were behind you to get some more stop ideas 😊
Welcome. Thanks for finding us. I know what you're talking about with having the camera out. It really takes 2 people. The Beagle is useless;)
Its time to bring a sign along "MY DADS IN THE STORE" People just dont think ,
My thoughts too. A light vest type thing you could carry in your pocket, and then slip it onto Wavey that says..."My Human will Be Right Back"
@@dabprod thats a great idea
I thought the same. A sign "this is not an abandoned dog!" That kid!!!
Texas BK’s Beagle Rico 😊