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May
10 - Race start, 6 AM sharp at the Headwaters
of the Mississippi River, Itasca Lake Park, Minnesota, weather a little
rainy, paddlers made good time today....
May 11- Rough overnight crossing of Lake Winny...
Paddlers are at least 20 miles ahead of 1984 record...
May 12 - Bill ends up in the police station,
Kent Spading send in a warning about L&D 27 (to come later)
May 13 - Dana says the paddlers are over 100
miles ahead of the record by this evening...Verlen Kruger gives some
great advice about getting over the Diversion Dam... Stan Hanson, in
an emotional moment says it doesn't matter if they break the record
or not....
May 14 - More paddlers join in with Clark and
Bob and paddle to the Twin Cities, MN.....The whole team stops at Ken
Ketter's Canoes....
May 15 - The Lake Pepin crossing is very smooth,
but little/no current.... weather overall good...
May 16 - Through L&D 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9....
still well ahead of the 1984 record...
May
17 - Angie reports a journey back in tape... the paddlers tape a
radio show....paddlers are averaging over 100 miles a day ... Through
L&D 10,11 and 12
May 18 - Clark says they are now over 150 miles
ahead of the 1984 record... the team gets more media coverage...Angie
Phelps and gang are leaving the road crew but will be back for the end...
Don Bradford, Bob's brother, shows up for moral support...
May 19 - Team is at least through L&D 20,
maybe 21 by the end of this day... paddlers are requesting ice, it's
getting hot...Clark is taking sneaky pictures of Bob for the website
"later"... the crew pulls together with the help of tug boat
captains and the L & D 20 master and let the paddlers go ahead of
a couple of tugs with their barges....
May 20 - 190 miles ahead of the 1984 record in the morning.... very
windy conditions.... cable/rudder problems... L&D 24 Master sends
us some great photos....
May 21 - A fish attacks Clark.... Dana Hanson
and Jon Young join the road crew... over 200 miles ahead of the 1984
record....
May 22 - 409 miles ahead of the 1984 record.... the Coast Guard
is calling and wants updates as the paddlers go through New Orleans....
corn growing in the road...
May 23 - Mike and Denise arrive.....Lots of flooding going on so
it's hard to meet the paddlers....Janet attempts to ignite her van by
puncturing her gas line....
May
24 - Bob is clocked paddling 10 mph solo.... Denise is wishing she
never asked about alligators.....Bob and Clark are 556 miles ahead of
the 1984 record...
May
25 - What to do about floating debris....Buffet or a sandwich for
lunch?... Things are just a tad bit wet tonight....
May
26 - 600 miles ahead of the 1984 record.... Baton Rouge or bust....
bets are being taken for final time estimates... the paddlers are too
fast to catch ....
May 27 - Desiree has joined the road crew ....Paddlers are facing
heavy fog this A.....The barges are getting nasty, winds are high, waves
are rough.....
May 28 - 2003
Record Set
at 18 days, 4 hours, 51 minutes!
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