Here’s something you don’t see everyday on the C&O Canal in Georgetown: Lock 3 empty and the Canal Boat Georgetown on dry dock in Lock 2:

There’s a sign on the board by the visitor center citing towpath repairs as the reason for not having any canal boat tours for a bit. This, by the way, confirms McMullan’s canal tour conjecture as to what that ribbed structure is. I imagine the Blue Heron of Lock 2 isn’t too happy about this development; I haven’t seen him (her?) around there since the boat took over.

This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs

Paulo Ordoveza

Roving Asian mendicant, can occasionally be seen wandering the streets of downtown Washington, muttering unintelligible gibberish to passers-by while pushing a “bag lady” shopping cart full of old blankets, American flags, soda cans, and healthy secondhand snacks from organic food shop dumpsters. Used to live in a cardboard box at 16th and K but the rent was too expensive.