June 7, 2015

We bought our lock pass for the Erie Canal and started on our way.

A different view of Lock 2, after buying our pass, a 35' lock.

 

We didn't want to leave Waterford as it was a quaint and quiet spot. Today was the start of the summer Farmer's Market with lots of neat little stands!

We bought pizza from this truck for lunch for the first part of the Erie Canal.

Approaching Lock 2. (There is no Lock 1.)

 

 

We left Waterford at 1100 and locked through stopping west of Lock 8 the first day. The locks provide free docks so we took advantage of them.

 

June 8, 2015

 

We made it to Canajoharie today, stopping midday and just before Lock 14. The forecast was for rain making locking through rather unpleasant. And rain it did! Just shortly after we tied up.

 

June 9, 2015

 

We decided to spend another day in Canajoharie as heavy rain was again forecast. During a dry hour or two in the afternoon we toured the boiling pot. 

Canajoharie means "boiling pot", apparently the pot is a round pool formed by rocks at the bottom of these falls but because of the heavy rains recently the pot is under water.

The Academy, under renovations.

 

June 10 and 11, 2015

 

We continued our travels along the Erie Canal, staying west of Lock 20 on the 10th and then staying at Sylvan Beach on the 11th. We decided to stop at Sylvan Beach at 1300 as Lake Oneida was choppy and we didn't want to cross the 20 miles with the mast down in winds of 10 to 15 kts.

June 12, 2015

As the winds were forecast to be very light today, we left Sylvan Beach at 0530. Our goal was Oswego and we made it in record time. At one point while transversing the Oswego River our SOG was 8.3 kts. Gotta love it when the current is with you! We tied up in Oswego at 1430, between Locks 7 and 8. One of Janyce and Steve's daughters lives on Oswego and we were able to have a short visit, aboard CS'ta Time, with her and her two kids after we arrived. Shawn and Leanne were also already here and had their mast up and sails on (their destination is Port Credit so no need to keep their mast down). We enjoyed supper aboard Suenos and made plans to leave together tomorrow evening. Winds are supposed to be almost nil, the rest of the week shows increased winds to 15 kts. That would be great with the mast up and sails, but not with the mast down. Shawn and Leanne are okay with little or no wind as their main sail has a serious rip in it, so they can't use it anyhow.

June 13, 2015

We had lunch at . . .

A little taste of home in Oswego.

CS'ta Time tied up at the wall between Locks 7 and 8 in Oswego.

 

Last night while on Suenos, a cold front moved in, dropping the temperature considerably and bringing with it fog. The temperature is still cool and there is still fog at the mouth of the river and Lake Ontario. It is now 1600 and we plan on locking through Lock 8 and tying up on the other side in preparation for leaving tonight. Our destination is tentatively Belleville, CANADA!