FOG in the a.m. - we're slowin' down

Sunday morning, October 25th, 2009

We awoke to "pea soup" - to say, fogged in. I told Ed, "we're not going anywhere for a while". To which he replied, "damn, THIS (fog) and the Locks are the two things that will slow us down".

To which I replied, "it is what it is."

As I was in the Master Head getting ready for the day, I kept hearing the ships horn blow and I wondered, "why is Lucas playing with that damned horn?" Then, I realized, he was alerting others on the River that we were present.

As it is Sunday, we had our traditional Mimosas along with bisctuits and gravy. We all stood in the Pilot House with our plates of food and glasses of Mimosas and toasted to the day, "Happy Sunday".

Lucas had previously installed the new brass "gimble" lights in the salon but could not get them to work, yet when he changed bulbs, he got them to work. First major achievement of the day!

Well, after a beautiful day on the River, heading South, we are slowly preparing to be in warm weather.
Lisa planted a garden of Rosemary, Cilantro and Basil on the front deck. YUM!

First Lock, heading South is Pickwick Dam/Landing. Lisa completed a beutiful dockage BUT, something odd happened, the Lockmater said, "ok" before the horn blew (which is traditional for the motion to exit. So, Lisa, put it slowly in gear to which Ed said, "LISA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Then the horn blew. He couldn't hear the Lockmater and I didn't know it. None-the-less, we departed, no injuries, no worries.

God has blessed us once again with a beautiful day and a safe voyage.

Go COLTS!