Just lucky I guess

The previous post about the flash flood was written in the middle of the night to help keep me awake as we watched to see if it would continue to rise or begin to fall. I tried out a new ‘story board’ function which only works from my phone and some have reported they can’t see the video. So this is an attempt to briefly recap what happened and what has happened since.

We were awoken by bumps on the hull at about 1230am and looking outside found we were surrounded by trees, debris and angry swirling waters. The water began to rise and once it topped the platform we were tied to, it was time to worry…. We adjusted the lines and fenders constantly to keep Aisling off the wall. Was not easy…. But it was when the canal waters reversed themselves that I became concerned as I had no idea what would happen next. You can imagine a boiling mass of logs suddenly changing direction. Probably nothing good can come from that, though it did. Best guess is that was as a result of the flood gates below us being opened. The water began to recede but the debris was encased around the boat. At 10am we and the boat behind us decided to move and see if we could get passed lock 20. Turns out that was a critical and very lucky good move. The rain has continued for the last few days and those that were unable to get out are now trapped as Locks 8-19 are closed and will be for days….. Just lucky I guess.