Sunday, September 5, 2010

Anchorage Saugerties, NY

42 04.199N
73 56.534W

Lighthouse along the Hudson

Just after leaving Waterford, Federal Lock in Troy, NY.  Steve on S/V Talisman getting ready to drop down 14 feet

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Still in Waterford, NY


Steve and Karen from the S/V Talisman, Gail and Mike from M/V Happy Hours V having dinner with us at the local pub in Waterford.  Steve and Karen are from Sister Bay, WI and Gail and Mike are from Cairns, Australia, doing the "loop".

Steve and Karen on S/V Talisman having cocktails on Shore Thing

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Wall, Waterford, NY


42 47.182N
73 40.717W


Shore Thing hiding out in Waterford waiting for hurricane Earl to go by

No wonder makers get pulled off station


Didn't know that blue herons could walk on water!

Morning crewing

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Lock #8 Wall

42 49.887N
73 59.609W

Lock 8, we found a shady spot here at the lock.  The temps are over 90 degrees!


Amsterdam, NY

Monday, August 30, 2010

Lock #16 Wall

42 59.533N
74 42.630W

Cruise Ship exiting the lock

Top of the Cruise Ship going through the lock, not much room to spare!

Our company at this Erie Lock, blue and gold are the colors of the Erie Canal Equipment

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Lock #21 Erie Canal, Rome, NY

43 12.518/N
75 36.943W

Lock 21, we shared the area with some campers

Another type of amusement

Just entering the canal after Lake Oneida, amusement park on the left and free docks both sides of the canal

Brewerton, NY, just about to enter Lake Oneida


The channel markers have not been cleared and some are under debris and off station.
We waited one day after the locks opened before we set out.  As you can see the dam is really overflowing, the waters are still high but the locks are able to function. 

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Still in Oswego!

Looks like we will be leaving Oswego tomorrow.  They have opened the Oswego locks today but we wanted to give it some time to hopefully clear the debris
Just walking around town

The very quiet lock on the right and the overflow from the dam on the left


On the walking trail there is a tunnel that goes under the street in front of the court house.  There used to be a RR going thru the tunnel, now it's part of a walking trail and riverwalk.
The grain elevators makes Shore Thing look very small

Thursday night, music on the river
Every Thursday there is a farmers market and they close off the main street from 3pm to 8pm

View of the breakwater around the harbor on a very windy day with Lake Ontario in the background

Our friends on Amy K, Eric and Mary, were stuck with us in Joliet.  They live near Rochester and came to Oswego to have lunch with us and take us anywhere we needed to go.