A Short Windy Day

This is us securely tied to the wall at lock 8 after a short wet trip from Amsterdam this morning. If you look close at the water you can see the fetch created by the wind. It was one of those dark, misting, cold mornings but you would not have guessed by the picture I took this afternoon. The sun did come out but the wind continued to howl. We came through the first lock this morning with very little wind but by the time we arrived at lock 9 the wind was strong and it made it very difficult to hold on to the lines. Before arriving at 8 we decided to call it quits before something happened to make us unhappy and damage our home. We originally pulled up behind a tug and barge tied to the wall but had to move for another barge that needed to off load some logs he had cleared out of the water by the dam. There we very few of us moving this morning and none by the afternoon. Both of us were tired from the early starts and long days so we took a nap until the chill from lack of heat woke us. Tonight we are snug and warm running the generator and the small heater we keep as a back up.

Tomorrow is supposed to be better with no wind in the morning and up to 10 mph later. We will go through the rest of the locks and dock in Waterford. It will be good to finish.