Waterford Flight (Day 69)

-

In case you didn’t read yesterday’s blog, today is Waterford Flight day.  There are 5 locks in the Waterford flight which raise the boats up 169 feet in 1.5 miles. I got up early and went up to the lock to watch the first 3 boats lock through. We decided to hang out for the farmers market since we were only going to Schenectady.

This was strangely reassuring for me to watch what was actually going to happen when we got into the locks.


I returned to the boat and the much smaller farmers market here.  But they did have live music.  We were able to enjoy it for several hours as Lock 4 gates got stuck and they delayed us until it was repaired.
This is the boat behind us; PiVOT, as we finally went through the locks.  

I was pretty busy with the locks and did not get many photos, but Mike had the GoPro running and made this video:


The day was really beautiful…and HOT.


This is a waterfall from the dam next to one of the locks.


I had no idea how beautiful the scenery would be along the Erie Canal.  We are actually on the Mohawk River with locks. I had straight and narrow pictured in my head. 
Our Journey

 “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭96:1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Down the Rivers We Go (Finally)Days 115-121

-
Image
  After leaving Chicago we went to fill up our diesel tanks at Hammond Marina before heading into the Calumet- Saganashkee Channel a.k.a Cal-Sag.  Unfortunately the starboard engine would not start after filling up and we limped up the Channel with just one engine to our first stop at Marine Services.  We thought we might end up staying for a few days unless Mike could work his magic on the engine.  Turns out after we ordered a new starter, Mike decided to use a hammer on it and it worked.  In fact it has worked ever since.  We left without the new starter but the “Looper Express” has it just a few days behind us. We left Marine Services on the Calumet River before the sun was up with a small flotilla that Mike was leading to the Joliet wall. Although this was in the middle of Chicagoland, we did manage to find some beauty.  Most surprising were the three deer swimming across the river. There were several of these surprisingly pretty parks with waterfalls that turned out to be the Chic
Read more

Sandestin Resort Florida (Days 162-210)

-
Image
  Here we are at the Marina Grill at the Baytowne Marina for what we believe will be a 6 week rest. Along the way we were accompanied by numerous dolphins as we are discovering, they love to surf in our wake. I did not get the best video because the Blue Angles surprised us coming out of formation right above the boat.  I grabbed my camera and caught them making their final approach.  They had been out of town and were just returning to Pensacola Naval Air Station. As soon as we arrived at the marina, Mike rinsed the boat with fresh water given several days with it in the salt air. To our delight, the marina had our golf cart waiting for us at the dock. Unfortunately, it was much colder there than we thought it would be. Some Looper friends, Jaleen and Hunter, from Catniss joined us for one night, but left early for an unexpected weather window to cross the Gulf. For Thanksgiving we took the golf cart to the beach and walked along the gulf to the Surf Hut.  It was cold and I thought it
Read more

Mighty Mississippi (Days 125-128)

-
Image
As we left Grafton we noticed a lot of color change. There were beautiful cliffs and although the day’s cruise was short it was Gorgeous. We filled with fuel and water as we staged for a long stretch with no marina services at Alton Marina. I was able to take a long walk on the levee and Mike changed the oil. In the morning, the lock-master at the Mel-Price Lock and Dam had us wait for the fog to lift.   But after we got the word everyone was quick to respond and we still made it through before 8:30. Our next and final Lock on the Mississippi River was the Chain of Rocks Lock and Dam.  We’ve heard of many boaters who miss this turn even with the big sign.  If they go the other way there are strong currents at…Rocks.  Fortunately I do NOT have pictures. The big event of the day was passing in front of the Gateway Arches in St. Louis.   We were traveling with our mini flotilla from flotilla 4 and traded photos. The Mississippi River is a busy super highway for barges.  These folks work h
Read more