Today I have talked to 3 people who were aware of the issues, and to boil it down to basics, they're all concerned that it will result in a reduction of their property values. I know I would be up in arms over this in the states, as would many others, citing the takings clause.

The other concern is that the French side will begin to more resemble the Dutch side. I would be concerned about this as well, even though it is a longer term threat.

Fortunately, we were able to roll with the punch on this, getting back to GCBC around 4 hours later than planned, but productively filling the gap. I'm sure there are lots of cruisers who got stuck after they closed down the Oyster Pond route.