July 2, 2011

We start the canal today!  We’re heading to Schenectady Yacht Club.  I remember being there last year.

We stopped at Waterford Visitor’s Center.  They were having a Steamboat Rally.  Saw a lot of little steamboats.  I’m glad I don’t have a fire going in me!

We went through 7 locks today – the Federal Lock, the Waterford flight (5 locks in 1.5 miles), and finally Lock 7.

We followed another trawler “Glory B”  today.

The weather was perfect.  It got a bit hot just before we reached the Marina.

The owners went to the pool (I was kind of in the shade so it was ok). They also did some laundry.  “The Old Grouch” caught up to us, so they had dinner with my two people.  They were too far away for us to exchange news, though.

July 3, 2011

Rain, rain go away!  Rain and thunderstorms off and on until about 12:30.  My people decided to just stay put, so did “Grouch”.  We hope tomorrow will be better.