Morgan City to Houma

Another very short and very uneventful day. We slept in--to 6 AM---knowing we had a short day ahead of us. Left the city dock around 7 and motored on down to a lock ( see photos below) This time we had to follow a tow through--very laborious as we had to follow close but not too close--thus we were in it's prop wash for an extended period of time. That tends to cause us to meander left and right back, and forth no matter where you steer. Had to check in with Berwick VTS --the air traffic control on the water---and then check out once we exited their territory--the lock. Then it was motor sailing through some extremely industrial sections followed by truly beautiful cypress swamps---lots of water hyacinths(I think) floating in the water and we have to constantly steer around them lest we get them wrapped on our prop.
Made chili dogs for lunch----ummmmmm----- and arrived in Houma around 1:40. Right now we're sitting around watching a football game but will walk the 6 blocks to down town and look for some local cuisine for din-din. Then we'll probably watch the Okl Neb game and fall asleep during half-time. This life is grueling.
Houma appears to be quite industrial but not like Morgan City. The town looks interesting and am anxious to stroll it on Saturday night. The dock is nice but just off the ICW so we get a little bouncy whenever a large tow goes by. We passed some very large, new, very nice homes along the waterway on the way into town. The place appears to be quite prosperous.