As we weren’t traveling far today we were able to have a leisurely breakfast at the dock before leaving.
The Mate making breakfast.
Once underway when we came to the first lock of the day (Lock 27 at Lyons) we found it being loaded by a Canal Corporation barge that was headed east. While the barge was in the lock they refilled their fresh water tanks so we ended up waiting over an hour to get locked through this one lock. We really didn’t mind the wait as they are working and we are simply playing. The next few locks went smoothly as the lock gates were already opened for us when we arrived. Maybe the guys at Lock 27 felt bad for holding us up and called the locks ahead to help us make up for lost time.
Cooling our heels tied up at Lock 27 in Lyons.
The Former Peppermint Oil Capitol of the World (no date given).
One of the rail road bridges that cross the canal at an angle. There is a lot of steel in one of these bridges.
Maybe it is time to do a little maintenance on these locks.
Caprice just had her shrink wrap removed today.
Liberty in Caprice’s dock.
This evening we went out to dinner at Charlie Brown’s Restaurant with Ann and Hank, it has been a while since we have eaten dinner off the boat.
Today: 25 nm in 5.1 engine hours. Five Locks. Total: 4298 nm.
Dave
Life aboard LIBERTY 