MR 340 Anniversary Edition

Friday, August 3, 2012

THEY MADE IT!

Vince and Marianne came in a to a cheering crowd of family and friends at 11:33 AM. They were overjoyed to have completed one of the worlds top 100 adventures, and boy was it an adventure! Vince's friends from work came and even his doctor and good friend, Glen. They will be able to get showers, food and cool down before the awards ceremony held tonight at 7 PM. Congrats Vince and Marianne you did it with a smile on your face and more determination then ever. I know I speak for everyone when I say you inspired us and that we are so proud of you! You did it...you completed the paddle!

Update!

Just got off the phone with my dad! They are averaging 7 mph! They are excited to finish. It looks like they will be in around 11:15-11:25 AM. GO TEAM VINCE AND MARIANNE!

Better Address!

If you are planning on coming to St. Charles here is a much better address make sure to follow the detour signs there is construction!

1010 S Main St
St Charles Missouri 63301
United States

Last stop before the end!!! Klondike

Vince and Marianne pushed thought the night and helped some other paddlers along the way and made it into Klondike at 2:27 AM. They were exhausted and were asleep before we could blink. They woke up this morning and had a nice breakfast and were back on the river by 7:21 AM next stop ST. CHARLES!!!! Anyone is more than welcome to come see them come in. If you are planning on doing this make sure you are at Frontier Park no later then 11 AM. We will arrive there probably around 9 AM so if you want to come earlier just look for us! We are so excited and Vince and Marianne are ready to finish!!! Address for Frontier Park 1260 S Main St
St Charles MO 63301
United States
(it is right by Ameristar Casino)

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Anniversary Stop

Vince and Marianne arrived into Herman at 5:27 PM. They were looking good but exhausted from the long stretch they just conquered. So story time.. Their boat name Anniversary Edition is named that because when they were going to do the MR 340 last year it was the year of their 25th wedding anniversary. The race got pushed back because the river was to high and they were unable to make the the rescheduled date. So this year they kept their same name. So as we were walking around the cute little town of Herman we stumbled upon a antique shop and Carol had a great idea. We got cheep wine glasses, a candle, and a vase and decided to have a anniversary "cruse" dinner! (pictured below) The other joke was that for their anniversary Vince was taking my mom on a "cruse" on the Missouri River...so as ground crew we thought we would make it as authentic as possible! They enjoyed that and both got back massages :) They took a longer break because they have another long leg before they make it to Klondike for the night. They will make a stop in Washington around 11:30 PM and then continue on. They left Herman at 7:11 PM and we packed up the car!

While Were Waitin'

Since we have a lot of time before Vince and Marianne come into Herman, we thought we would share some pictures that we haven't had time to share. Enjoy :)