BF>> Ours are so old and at that time there were only small boats.

 SH> How old?

Dalslands kanal was built in 1860 and is 250 km long with 28 locks and a
level difference at 59 m.

Trollh„tte kanal was built in 1793-1800. 11 km digged of the 84 km long and 43.8
level difference.
This is the big one and rebuilt a several times, for freighter and still in use.

 BF>> Before they built the locks at Trollh„ttan the vikings had to drag their
 BF>> boats with cargo uphill and around instead.

 SH> I'd hate to see someone try to do that with a Great Lakes freighter.

:-)

 BF>> To much of it causes diseases and mold and too little causes death and
 BF>> failure of the crops. It is a thing we just dont get just enough of. We
 BF>> have this month had to much of it, I think it is over 200 mm now and many
 BF>> of the plants have drowned. Right now I am digging ditches so that the
 BF>> green-house dont learn to swim. Then I will lay down drainpipe so that
 BF>> the lawn will look nice again.

 SH> Our climate is dry so we could always use more.

Is it really that dry? Yeah, you could gladly have some of ours.

 BF>> Btw, did you get the picture from Crete?

 SH> I did and I won't even tell your secret.:-)

Good.

 BF>> If you want I can send some over my house.

 SH> If you have a fast Internet connection, I haveb some shots of our house.

I only have a modem connection but I will reduce the size a bit.
Please do. It would be nice to see.

//Bj”rn

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