Lou_tribal
Guru
Rideau waterway locks are closed because of a whale stuck in a lock.
L.
L.
Have you been having docktails a little early today?
Greetings,
The whale is actually NOT in the locks but in the turning basin ABOVE the locks...
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Lou anybody can see that pic is photoshopped.
Greetings,
Mr. NW. Photo shopped? Just mislabeled. The whale is actually NOT in the locks but in the turning basin ABOVE the locks...
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That being cleared up I expect the Rideau Canal is STILL closed as a result. NOT a good place for a whale to be stuck.
They must have done some serious dredging for that girl to get in! I won't be worrying about our draft when we run the Rideau.
No, that IS the dredge. They throw a bucket of herring in at one end of the canal, and let the whale enter then opposite end. It plows through restoring the 5' controlling depth, eats the herring, then returns to the sea. It's a spring ritual, kind of like ground hog day.