Mississippi - Ohio - Cumberland Rivers 10/09-11/05

We've seen the water raise about 6 feet since we've been on the Mississippi. Since our last posting we've anchored out two nights. Our last night on the Mississippi we spent just north of the mouth of the Ohio River near Cairo. As we anchored at the entrance of the inlet the river current was zipping by at about 4-5 miles and hour. The next night we anchored on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Cumberland River at Toehead Island. The next day we saw another flood wall in Cairo similar to Cape Girardeau. After our stay at Towhead we both felt a bit ragged having been by ourselves on the boat for so long. We were wondering if our water and holding tank were going to last until we made the next marina. They did.