Part Two, the Mighty Mississippi .... Industrial Lock and finally rest

We made it through the Harvey lock with a minimum delay.Up and then out into the Mississippi River. The current scooted us along and  up the channel to the Industrial lock. This lock had been closed since January 3rd so there was still a back up of traffic. We were told to tie off in a little anchorage while a barge and tugs came through the lock
In this lock they toss you down a line and you are going down to the the GICW water height.

We entered the lock behind another power boat. Their crew two people, older then us were tossed one line and the lock master told us to raft to the other boat. Now this lock is 275' long there were
several other places where they could toss down a rope to us. We were the only two boats in the lock.

The woman on the boat they wanted us to raft to had no experience and thing quickly went squirrely and that is a nice word for what happened. Tom did not hit the other boat but we ended up finally backing up and going behind the first boat after a lot of swearing and cussing and using our dingy as a wall bumper. Not happy at all .
When they opened the lock, there was a huge barge blocking 3/4 entrance, if we were rafted we could not have gotten around the barge.

We finally cleared the lock and the remaining lift brides were a piece of cake.
We arrived at Sea Brook Harbor, showered, called a cab and had fun in the French Quarter.
Tomorrow laundry, and some other errands before we start out again.

Entering the Inner Harbor Lock

North Claiborne Ave Bridge

in the Mississippi with the big ships

We had a wonderful Dinner at the Bourbon Street Rest.
This gentlemen played great music 

Tom enjoying d

The Original Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. The Cafe is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It closes only on Christmas Day and on the day an occasional Hurricane passes too close to New Orleans

I enjoyed my Beignets.