This morning we back tracked along the peaceful canals of Sensee and turned onto the canal Du Nord so we could avoid the algae bloom up steam on the Sensee
We were making great progress until we came to our first canal of the Nord. We noticed two dozen cargo vessels tied to the banks of the canal. When we switched Chanel on the VHF radio it was chaos.
The afternoon shift lock keeper had missed his shift and a replacement had just been found, the lock had technical CCTV issues, and the lock upstream was also backed up.
We informed the lock keeper of our readiness to transit the lock, we were informed there would be a delay so tied to the canal bank and took a stroll along the canal.
The rest of the afternoon was spent playing games and doing puzzles. I took the opportunity to do some work, pay bills and reply to emails, while Emilie kept a close ear on the VHF so we didn’t miss our spot in the que.
This evening we are still secured to the bank of the canal. We have been informed that we will be in the 0930 lock tomorrow so we can continue down the Norde to Paris.
