We had a long and tiring day yesterday, so my comments will be brief today. We got off at 7:15 AM and made good time. We had to just guess what was the Great River Road, Missouri has terrible road markings.
One of our first stops was Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It has one of the most beautiful murals painted on its levy. It runs for over 1000 feet with a couple dozen panels. It depicts the history of the area and notable persons who came form the area.
Here at one of the levy gates it shows the flood levels of past floods.
I was trying to determine the closest route to the river and came upon this crossing. After miles and miles of flat soy bean and cotton fields the road ended in the Mississippi.
One of the few operating ferries on the Mississippi and the only one between Missouri and Kentucky. There was no one here and I found online that the ferry operates "as needed" there was a call button on the pole in the background which is attached to an radio. I pressed the button and shortly we saw the ferry coming from the Tennessee side. It took about 40 minutes for it to cross against the current but only about 15 to cross back. The cost was $14.00,
When we landed in Kentucky, we were less than 6 miles to the Tennessee state border by road, less than that as a bird flies.
The ferry was the "Dorina-Hickman"
We were famished and Carl wanted to find a "meat and two" for lunch. Dorothy's restaurant looked like the place, but Google said it was closed. When we pulled up, the open sign was in the window. We were greeted by Dorothy (79 years young). She said she was actually closed, but some locals were still there so she would serve us. Unfortunately the plate specials were all gone but we had nice sandwiches and tea. The conversation with Dorothy alone was worth the stop.
After arriving in Dyersburg, TN, we went for a walk in a local park and then visited the downtown area. They still have several nice confederate statues. Don't know how much longer they will last...
Goodnight till tomorrow.
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