Wednesday, October 4, 2017
We got up with eardrums aching from the squeaking fenders, especially Fred, who's head was right next to one. Got the mast loaded and secured, got a pumpout and fuel and we're on our way at 10:30. Flat water and following winds. It was a pretty morning but clouded up and we had a thunderstorm in the afternoon - lots of thunder and lightning
We went through the first of many lift bridges and it first locks. For both you radio ahead when they are in sight. We had some trepidation about what the locks would be like, but they aren't difficult, especially with a crew of four. Once the water starts do drop, the biggest challenge is keeping the fenders of the slimy, muddy walls because they would never be clean again. There's no hope for the gloves we use to hold on to the equally gross cables.
We stopped earlier than we'd planned because the bridge tender thought we should. We later realized she only thought that because is we'd gone in we wouldn't have had any electrical service for the night. Since we stay three weeks in the North Channel with no service, we probably would have survived. We did get showers though, three got and one cold one for Fred. We think he just doesn't understand how the controls work. - Deb
We went through the first of many lift bridges and it first locks. For both you radio ahead when they are in sight. We had some trepidation about what the locks would be like, but they aren't difficult, especially with a crew of four. Once the water starts do drop, the biggest challenge is keeping the fenders of the slimy, muddy walls because they would never be clean again. There's no hope for the gloves we use to hold on to the equally gross cables.
We stopped earlier than we'd planned because the bridge tender thought we should. We later realized she only thought that because is we'd gone in we wouldn't have had any electrical service for the night. Since we stay three weeks in the North Channel with no service, we probably would have survived. We did get showers though, three got and one cold one for Fred. We think he just doesn't understand how the controls work. - Deb
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