Lake Travis reopens

At 1 p.m. today, the lake is to reopen to recreational boating, although given the warnings, one has to wonder why:

“’It’s not quite the same lake that it was before the flood,’ [LCRA’s Tim] Bradle said. ‘While much of the debris is gone, some still remains, especially just below the lake’s surface, and it could be hazardous to watercraft and people.’”

One of the aerial shots I saw showed a dead cow floating along. I suppose it’s been taken care of. But there’s also three floodgates open on Mansfield Dam, though one is supposed to close today. Well, now I can go ahead and reschedule the sloop’s rerigging, possibly as soon as next week. And start dreading the refurbishing of the teak.