Today we locked through the Federal Lock in Troy NY. We thought this lock would be open before
May 1 st but were mistaken. The Erie Canal system opens for the season on May 1st. So we hurried up to wait 2 days for the lock to open. We found a nice anchorage 24 miles south of the lock and spent 2 nights there. It was nice to relax for awhile. We've made record time getting home this year. We left Florida a week later then past seasons and were 3 days further south in Florida. Our 400 miles in 3 days pushed us ahead. We also only had 2 days where the weather held us up.
Tonight we are in Waterford NY. Lock 2. These next 5 locks are called the "Flight of Five" because from lock 2 to lock 6 is only a mile and a half and takes 2 hours to get through. This is the gateway to the canal system. We actually made it here in time for the ceremonies opening the canal. There really wasn't much fan fare and we thought they would have cake to share but there wasn't.
The photo shows us just below lock 2 on the town dock. We'll be ready tomorrow at 7 am to continue on.
Nancy- is that where the sidewalk along the water has the bricks depicting the lock system along the canal ? Also- is this picture where the guy let Jim open the lock ?
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Safe journey the rest of the way ! See you soon
That's the one !! Feels great to be so close to home.
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