the next day we continue to cross the first set of lakes the Mississippi flows
first set of lakes the Mississippi flows
first set of lakes the Mississippi flows through with a new sense of urgency
through with a new sense of urgency
through with a new sense of urgency because of a sudden drop in temperature
because of a sudden drop in temperature
because of a sudden drop in temperature to 24 degrees and freezing wind
to 24 degrees and freezing wind
to 24 degrees and freezing wind the goal was Minneapolis 400 miles away
the goal was Minneapolis 400 miles away
the goal was Minneapolis 400 miles away and if we don’t hurry a Minnesota winter
and if we don’t hurry a Minnesota winter
and if we don’t hurry a Minnesota winter storm will be upon us and that doesn’t
storm will be upon us and that doesn’t
storm will be upon us and that doesn’t sound so awesome our support crew brings
sound so awesome our support crew brings
sound so awesome our support crew brings us a new method of travel an aluminum
us a new method of travel an aluminum
us a new method of travel an aluminum center console boat outfitted with a
center console boat outfitted with a
center console boat outfitted with a shallow running jet drive motor with it
shallow running jet drive motor with it
shallow running jet drive motor with it we should be able to get a hundred miles
we should be able to get a hundred miles
we should be able to get a hundred miles a day versus the twenty per day in
a day versus the twenty per day in
a day versus the twenty per day in canoes it’s like something out of a
canoes it’s like something out of a
canoes it’s like something out of a James Bond movie
James Bond movie
James Bond movie dodging submerged rocks and logs that
dodging submerged rocks and logs that
dodging submerged rocks and logs that could easily end our journey in the
could easily end our journey in the
could easily end our journey in the first few miles I quickly realized how
first few miles I quickly realized how
first few miles I quickly realized how this could be a fairly dangerous method
this could be a fairly dangerous method
this could be a fairly dangerous method of travel
we’ve got the hard stuff out of the way
we’ve got the hard stuff out of the way now we’re in our our jet boat now it’s a
now we’re in our our jet boat now it’s a
now we’re in our our jet boat now it’s a little bit skeptical I was like you know
little bit skeptical I was like you know
little bit skeptical I was like you know we’re gonna just beacon doing this the
we’re gonna just beacon doing this the
we’re gonna just beacon doing this the whole thing guys like I did it years ago
whole thing guys like I did it years ago
whole thing guys like I did it years ago this jet boat is it’s pretty sweet
this jet boat is it’s pretty sweet
this jet boat is it’s pretty sweet these next 400 miles were meandering
these next 400 miles were meandering
these next 400 miles were meandering through with much bigger obstacles and
through with much bigger obstacles and
through with much bigger obstacles and in watch Steven navigators was quite
in watch Steven navigators was quite
in watch Steven navigators was quite impressive the jet boat experiencing of
impressive the jet boat experiencing of
impressive the jet boat experiencing of getting into the jet boat the turns for
getting into the jet boat the turns for
getting into the jet boat the turns for the boats sliding and I’m having to kind
the boats sliding and I’m having to kind
the boats sliding and I’m having to kind of feather it through a corner then
of feather it through a corner then
of feather it through a corner then bring it back and then feather it around
bring it back and then feather it around
bring it back and then feather it around a rock or through a gap you know I’ve
a rock or through a gap you know I’ve
a rock or through a gap you know I’ve always wanted to run one NASCAR race I
always wanted to run one NASCAR race I
always wanted to run one NASCAR race I feel like this is almost my NASCAR right
feel like this is almost my NASCAR right
feel like this is almost my NASCAR right you know it’s a deal where you can’t hit
you know it’s a deal where you can’t hit
you know it’s a deal where you can’t hit the wall you’re out of the race
the wall you’re out of the race
the wall you’re out of the race it’s a experience where you know it’s
it’s a experience where you know it’s
it’s a experience where you know it’s freezing cold outside and here I am just
freezing cold outside and here I am just
freezing cold outside and here I am just I feel like I’m swimming so that it’s a
I feel like I’m swimming so that it’s a
I feel like I’m swimming so that it’s a total adrenaline rush
one of the reasons that we chose the jet
one of the reasons that we chose the jet drive is there’s a lot of water that
drive is there’s a lot of water that
drive is there’s a lot of water that we’re covering over this next 400 miles
we’re covering over this next 400 miles
we’re covering over this next 400 miles that are interesting the jet drive you
that are interesting the jet drive you
that are interesting the jet drive you know you can literally run and four or
know you can literally run and four or
know you can literally run and four or five inches of water I’ve been set up on
five inches of water I’ve been set up on
five inches of water I’ve been set up on this boat
this boat
this boat it’s just you know half an inch lower
it’s just you know half an inch lower
it’s just you know half an inch lower than the actual bottom of the boat if
than the actual bottom of the boat if
than the actual bottom of the boat if you have a regular engine and had a prop
you have a regular engine and had a prop
you have a regular engine and had a prop driven type boat here you have to have
driven type boat here you have to have
driven type boat here you have to have probably 18 inches of water to be just
probably 18 inches of water to be just
probably 18 inches of water to be just to be able to run there’s so much of
to be able to run there’s so much of
to be able to run there’s so much of this water you can’t take a prot style
this water you can’t take a prot style
this water you can’t take a prot style motors in basically you would just get a
motors in basically you would just get a
motors in basically you would just get a knock the lower unit off one stump or
knock the lower unit off one stump or
knock the lower unit off one stump or one log floating and a guy comes across
one log floating and a guy comes across
one log floating and a guy comes across it and just shears the lower unit off
I don’t know I don’t know what we could
I don’t know I don’t know what we could a kid unless it sucked a piece of that
a kid unless it sucked a piece of that
a kid unless it sucked a piece of that wood up in there behind the behind the
wood up in there behind the behind the
wood up in there behind the behind the propeller that you feel you feel like
propeller that you feel you feel like
propeller that you feel you feel like doing something you know this river is
doing something you know this river is
doing something you know this river is loaded with what I would call River
loaded with what I would call River
loaded with what I would call River mines it’s you know logs big boulders
mines it’s you know logs big boulders
mines it’s you know logs big boulders sandbars that if you don’t make the
sandbars that if you don’t make the
sandbars that if you don’t make the right decision you’re stuck you smack
right decision you’re stuck you smack
right decision you’re stuck you smack one of these big logs and you just
one of these big logs and you just
one of these big logs and you just totally destroy the intake and you’re
totally destroy the intake and you’re
totally destroy the intake and you’re down this thing is just littered with
down this thing is just littered with
down this thing is just littered with obstacles Steven says it’s jacked up
obstacles Steven says it’s jacked up
obstacles Steven says it’s jacked up which I assume is a bad thing we’ve lost
which I assume is a bad thing we’ve lost
which I assume is a bad thing we’ve lost full power and could only manage a few
full power and could only manage a few
full power and could only manage a few miles an hour with absolutely no cell
miles an hour with absolutely no cell
miles an hour with absolutely no cell phone service and in the middle of
phone service and in the middle of
phone service and in the middle of nowhere
nowhere
nowhere frustration begins to set in seriously
frustration begins to set in seriously
frustration begins to set in seriously how could it get worse
how could it get worse
how could it get worse you
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