We are winding up the Erie Canal portion of the trip, 160 miles and 23 locks. We traveled 28 miles today passing through 3 locks, one up 20 feet and the last two, down 25 feet each, bringing us to the water level of Oneida Lake. We …
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Making all things better
Marsh Harbor is our best bet for having our mechanicals repaired so we leave Guana and slowly motor the 5 or 6 miles back to Marsh Harbor.I talk with Marselle at Harbor View Marina on the way over and he hooks me up with a guy named Andrew to fix the G…
The Oswego Canal
At 8:55 AM on Monday morning, we departed Brewerton NY and 90 minutes later we arrived at Three Rivers Junction and the entrance to the Oswego Canal.We took a hard right (north) and traversed 8 locks to Owsego, NY. This segment of the trip was ve…
Navigating on the Erie Canal – Schenectady to Brewerton, NY
I’ve got a mule,Her name is Sal,Fifteen years on the Erie Canal.She’s a good old workerAnd a good old pal,Fifteen years on the Erie Canal.We’ve hauled some barges in our dayFilled with lumber, coal and hayAnd ev’ry inch of the way I knowFrom Albany to …
Year 2 Day 113 – Orillia to Big Chute
Today is Wednesday, July 18th and we left Orillia this morning about 8:30 and arrived here at the Big Chute parked along the wall. The cruising today was spectacular! People are telling us that the best is yet to come when we reach the Georgian Bay…
Turkey email # 1
Hi All,
So we’re back in Marmaris at Netsel Marina just a 5 minute walk from “downtown” Marmaris. I’m not sure how that will translate into bar and restaurant noise at night, but it will make for wonderful walks for me and lots of exploring eac…
ShangriLa docks, below Jones Falls Locks
Young woman in the blacksmith shop showing off a courting candle; when the candle burned down, the date was over. If the father really liked the young man, he could raise the candle so that it would burn more slowly. If the young man was not appro…
ShangriLa docks, below Jones Falls Locks
Got up this morning to clouds and gusty winds, wondered if we would be travelling today. However, sun came out and winds died down so we left, still thinking that if the winds got up we could stop at a lock. It turned out to be a beautiful travel…
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Yesterday morning we left Little Current after fueling up and getting pumped out. So, we are good to go. (ha ha). We cruised along the North Channel for 6 hours and ended up anchored behind Vidal Island. We thought we were there…
