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WE DID IT, finished the loop

Well I am pleased to report that Solitude treated us so well on the entire trip.  I think that it is certainly in part by the way that Erwin took such good care of the boat and was very good at the regular maintenance.As you can see by this next p…

WE DID IT, finished the loop

Well I am pleased to report that Solitude treated us so well on the entire trip.  I think that it is certainly in part by the way that Erwin took such good care of the boat and was very good at the regular maintenance.As you can see by this next p…

Georgian Bay and the North Channel

After we had finished all 45 of the locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway, we were ready to be in the open water again.  We headed into Georgian Bay which is a large body of water just like the Great Lakes.  We did take the secondary channel whi…

Georgian Bay and the North Channel

After we had finished all 45 of the locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway, we were ready to be in the open water again.  We headed into Georgian Bay which is a large body of water just like the Great Lakes.  We did take the secondary channel whi…

Trent – Severn Waterway

We left the Erie Canal system and traveled the Oswego Channel which is 24 miles long.  Here is a picture of the bridge across the canal.  You can only pull into the lock part way until the water goes down, then you can clear the fixed bridge!…

Trent – Severn Waterway

We left the Erie Canal system and traveled the Oswego Channel which is 24 miles long.  Here is a picture of the bridge across the canal.  You can only pull into the lock part way until the water goes down, then you can clear the fixed bridge!…

Erie Canal & Oswego Canal – New York Canals

As we finish the Hudson River and head up to the Erie Canal and New York Canal systems we passed by this bridge, as you can see Hurricane Irene (last year) left it’s mark on this river system.Even after the Hurricane the Erie Canal was damaged badly an…

Erie Canal & Oswego Canal – New York Canals

As we finish the Hudson River and head up to the Erie Canal and New York Canal systems we passed by this bridge, as you can see Hurricane Irene (last year) left it’s mark on this river system.Even after the Hurricane the Erie Canal was damaged badly an…

New York, New Jersey, and the Hudson River

We left the inlet to go on the Atlantic Ocean open water to travel until we reached Sandy Hook, New Jersey.  Another boat left a little ahead of us and reported that the ocean was large rolling waves but a good day to venture out.  So we trav…

New York, New Jersey, and the Hudson River

We left the inlet to go on the Atlantic Ocean open water to travel until we reached Sandy Hook, New Jersey.  Another boat left a little ahead of us and reported that the ocean was large rolling waves but a good day to venture out.  So we trav…