The swollen Wisconsin River allowed Jay Thurston and Mike Kinziger another opportunity to log plenty of miles in their canoe "Inspiration," Thursday, but it also made the flooded boat landings hard to find.

Thurston and Kinziger tallied 86 miles on the Wisconsin River. It was their longest stretch ever in a single day on the Wisconsin, eclipsing the 78 miles they had logged the day before. They stopped just southwest of Woodman. Woodman is south across the river from Wauzeka.

Their plan for Friday is to canoe, possibly starting at 5 a.m., and go until they reach the Mississippi. Thurston said then their options are open.

"We may turn around and head back to Bridgeport, because that may be the easiest way to get out of the water," Thurston said. "If that isn't an option we'll have to look north or south."

It all depends, Thurston said, on how much the currents are changing as the flooding Mississippi and Wisconsin meet. The pair could also try to turn south to land at Wyalusing State Park.

Thurston said they could get off the river anywhere between 8-10 a.m.

Their final time, if they finish around 8 a.m., would be seven days and three hours, a full day ahead of their pace from their record-setting 1983 trip.

The Broadcaster plans to have an update when the trip is complete, Friday. Website updates will be available subject to cell phone reception and the support needs of Thurston and Kinziger as they head downstream. Jay Thurston, 75, of Viroqua and Mike Kinziger, 60, of Moscow, Idaho, are attempting to paddle the length of the Wisconsin River. Their main goal is to finish the trip, but they would also like to eclipse the record they set in 1983 when they canoed the Wisconsin in just over eight days. Their itinerary called for them to finish the river in six days and 10 hours, but strong winds during their attempt to paddle down the northern Wisconsin portion of the river set them back by a full day at one point. Mike and Jay appreciate the support they’ve received from family and friends through the internet posts on this chain of stories.