There has been some discussion on the T&T List regarding the closure of the Erie Canal due to high water and resulting damage and repairs. We're a little over half-way through the T-S Waterway and every time we ask a lock tender they report that the T-S is on the brink of closing due to high water (it's been that way since we started at Trenton on June 15th. Apparently they close the waterway when someone considers that the current from the run off in the spillways creates hazardous navigation. Approaching a few up-lifting locks on our northbound transit the current has been very strong; it would be more troublesome for a cruiser entering a down-lowering lock as you'd be going with the current when approaching the lock entrance, making steering a bit more difficult. We haven't had any substantial rain for a week or more, so that is a good thing; if there is more rain, the threat of closure would increase. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><> Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida Blog: http://mvsanderling.net/Blog Web: http://cruising.mvsanderling.net/