No more complaining of ICW currents for me.

[boomerang]

I've got to give it to these guys, they might not pick the best time to make a pass & they may be a wee bit overloaded but they sure can handle their single engine, underpowered vessels! One even does better steering with his feet than a lot of folks can do with their hands!
If they can handle this, I guess we should be able to negotiate Elliott Cut & Hell Gate with our boat...

 

[caltexflanc]

Much better to be against it than with it when is is that narrow and running that hard.

I liked the guy in the hammock.

 

[MurrayM]

Judging by the bits of wood, broken leafy branches, and lack of a high water stain on the wall opposite, they could just wait a few hours and the water level should drop...unless it's still raining hard somewhere upstream.

Wasn't that a woman and her baby in the hammock?

Must not happen very often, or I'd expect to see some enterprising 'tug boat' operator willing to send a line through for a modest fee.

 

[ancora]

I enjoy watching the Vietnamese rebuilding diesel engines and building wooden boats on the same channel. Considering what they have to work with, those guys are ingenious.

 

[Barking Sands]

Go to that youtube channel. Apparently this is business as usual. Check out this video. Boats backed up miles long forcing their way through. Then some guy tries to tow a flat barge through and sinks the boat. Then everyone proceeds to practically run them over trying to continue to get through. I am going to remember this video next time I'm nervous due to docking in a bit of wind.

 

[BruceK]

Sure we`ve seen these before. Still good. Reminds me how much I miss stopovers in VN between Europe.

 

[boomerang]

Sure we`ve seen these before. Still good. Reminds me how much I miss stopovers in VN between Europe.

No, "we" haven't seen these videos before. You have but I haven't so I posted to share with those that also haven't! I found them interesting.

 

[Dwk]

Thanks for posting, never seen these before, entertaining.