An Update from Madeline

I am having so much fun!
My favourite part about the trip so far was going through the locks. Locks are like elevators for boats, there are big doors that open, and then the water under the boat goes up or down. The doors on the other side open, and the boat goes free. When we were in the first lock that we went through, the lock master gave us tomatoes, it was very nice of him.
In August, Hurricane Irene took out lock 10 and 11 so that meant we had to truck Cee Jem all the way to Annapolis. Plus now, since we are in salt water, there are jellyfish and sea berries. Sea berries are like jellyfish only smaller. And we also saw a stingray, and we can catch fish and crab.
Madeline