Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Starved Rock Lock


The six of us were again in a waiting situation and we had anchored by some large bollards. We got off the boats and walked up to the lock to watch this process. This one tug to the left will push and navigate with 12 - 15 barges. The picture to the right shows the first set of 6 barges that have already been locked through. The tug goes back up and gets the remainder of his cargo and then couples them together as the lock opens. Not one of us were upset by the delay. It was quite a process to watch.

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