Had an early leave this morning for our first day on our own. Also our first experience with Locks.

Wow what an adventure. Winds and current sure make getting into small places a challenge. We are discovering how very naive we are. The locks only opened on May 1st. And they only stay open until 5PM. So we got through lock #8 and the lockmaster told us we may as well stay on his wall as we would not make it to the following lock before closing.