Day 40-41 Fr & Sa July 16-17 Lagoon City

We began the day hooking up with Emery El heading to the first lock of the day #37 @ Bollsover. We could see what I can only describe as steam rising from the other side of the dam. It's really the spray from the fast falling waters.

 

As we proceed through the locks today, Ron is complimented on his boat handling skills at most every lock we go through. I guess the lock masters see a range of boating skills during their 40 hour weeks. We've seen enough bad boating to last a lifetime during this trip. Mostly skippers not knowing the rules of the road.

Anyway, he feels really good.

As we are going through lock #39, I finally get a photo of the very fast moving little blue bugs that look like dragon flies. I'm not sure you can see it in the green weeds, but it's there if you look real hard. This is one of the first photo's I've bothered to crop.

Then, as the water level begins to change, I see a crawfish just below the waterline. It's trying very hard to get to the lock doors (I think), and a minute later, another one.   

I believe they are an invasive species up here.

The locks open and close slower today, as most of them are manually done. There has been no set pattern, but some lifts are hydraulic, and some are cranked open by the "mules" (lock masters).

The sights today include driving along the highway, and a few horse farms. Very pretty today with the sun helping.

Mouth watering chicken parm with penne pasta for dinner at the marina restaurant with a nice pinot noir for the entire group.

Friday night and Saturday we swam. It felt sooo good to get out my flippers and exercise board. Not to mention, just cool off.

Ron finally got to clean the outside of the boat Saturday.He spent several hours on it since it's been so long, and I did the same on the inside after an extra swim  and some laundry that morning.

Ron put on the grill master skills for dinner of pork chops.

We seem to have gotten into a routine that is comfortable for us both.