Archive for the 'Erie Canal' Category

Next stop…Kingston, Canada

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

Saturday, May 28th - Fulton, NY
Untied fairly early. We had 4 locks to do and only about 12 miles to travel. By noon all three boats were pulling into Oswego, NY. This town borders Lake Ontario. It was a relaxed day of cleaning and preparing for the trip across the lake tomorrow. MemoryMaker will […]

Heading toward Osewego, NY

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

Thursday, May 26th – Brewerton, NY
Sunshine…first day we’ve woke up to a completely blue sky, warm temperature and sunshine. As usual woke early. Dave planned that we parked on the state dock near a marina that has a Volvo service center. We now have a little over 100 hours on the engine and he wanted […]

Completed 22 locks on the Erie Canal

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

Monday, May 23rd - Waterford, NY
Plans changed quickly. Didn’t make the grocery. As we were uploading pictures, Suzanne (Ruff-N-It) came in and said Gary’s nose had stopped bleeding and they were ready to go to try to beat some of the weather. So, we hurriedly untied and set out to do the step locks […]

Heading toward the Erie Canal

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

Monday, May 23
Partly cloudy this a.m. They are giving cold (40’s) damp weather for the next 5-6 days. Guess we’ll head for the grocery store and restock. Then planning to start the locking process. The first is a series of 5 locks and will take 2-3 hours…hope to get all that done before it rains. […]