An early start, but not early enough. 3 tows in the area. One headed for a landing, one between us and the lock, but not going very fast, and one between us and the bridge, just getting underway. We asked to pass after the bridge, and did, but he kept speeding up as we did, eventually going over 10 knots. The lock was around 6 miles away, so no way to catch the first tow or to get in the lead of the second, so we backed off and called the lock to let them know we'd be waiting.

After about 3 hours we got in, down, and through. An uneventful ride to Ditto Landing, our second stop here.