We're anchored out on the Mississippi River in the "Little Diversion Channel" near Cape Girardeau, MO. This is the place we met Bill & Jane Stone 2 years ago, and also the place that I let one of our anchors drop into the water forever. Maybe if I dragged our new anchor along the bottom, I could catch it?

It was kind of a gray day all day, with a few light sprinkles thrown in, so we stayed inside at the lower helm station.










This is the Little Diversion Channel, which is not much wider than a creek, about 150 ft. wide. The bottom is deep, soft silt and our main anchor wouldn't hold to my satisfaction, so we put our Fortress anchor, set for soft mud, off the bow and it held fine, Then I used the main anchor as a "kedge" near the stern to keep us from swinging.

We'll anchor out again tomorrow night on the Ohio River.