A birds nest in a cozy spot. This is the top of the cable we wrap a line around to hold us when the lock lifts or drops.
The Erie Canal System will take us four days this season. The locks are open from 7am to 5 pm. That cuts down on travel time. It's running smoothly even though the new system is driving the lock tenders crazy. They need to write down the permit number of the boats using the system and enter it into a computer system. They also have to mow the lawn and maintain the locks. One lock tender wanted to know when they would have time to do the lock maintenance with the extra paper work. Yesterday at lock 19 the lock tender was mowing the lawn and didn't see or hear us on the hand held so we had to wait to lock through. We lost a lot of time because of that. The picture on the top left is a section of the old canal system next to lock 2 in Waterford NY. Tonight we are in Baldwinsville NY at Lock 24. One more lock to go and that puts us into Cayuga Lake tomorrow. We should be home by evening.
The dam next to lock 7 on the Mohawk River
Glad to have you home!
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