Drift Away: Lock E-8 to Little Falls

We got underway early this morning to make as much distance as possible. There are boats rafted along the wall at Waterford and we wanted to stay ahead of the crowd. Travelling at 6-8 knots all day and many locks makes for a long day. The weather has been fantastic the last couple of days and it is nice to see the sun. The boat has been running great and with the exception of an intermittent depth sounder and the remote not working on the sound system on the bridge everything is working well. We have really been enjoying the new ball cap brim addition to the Bimini. It shades the crew and instruments and makes travelling much more enjoyable.We ended up catching Echo Bay and we all ended up in Little Falls. We had read there was an excellent French Restaurant in Little Falls called the Canal Street Inn. Our waitress was Katy who could not have been better as well as charming. She told us the chef/owner had been in the same location now for 35 years. The food was fantastic and we ended with a bourbon bread pudding and Spanish coffees. The restaurant was a little bit away so they offered to send a driver over to pick us up. Tyler arrived and has the same radio as we do in his car and he had a remote that worked. The owners wife offered to drive us back but I had already asked Tyler if we could try his remote on our radio. We ended up with Tyler and alas the remote did not work either. Tyler was impressed with the boat and we had a great evening.