July 7, 2011

Well, after all that work yesterday we had to wait a bit this morning for the part for my stern thruster.  We got underway about 8:45 AM.  We are heading for the Oswego Canal with “Crawdad” (she’s a Grand Banks 42) and “The Old Grouch”  (she’s a Nordic Tug 37).

It was a beautiful day, no wind, no humidity, and just a bit cool.

We did 8 locks today, 1 on the Erie Canal and the rest on the Oswego Canal.  My engine only ran for 5 hours today, but it took us 7 hours to get to Oswego Marina.  We did a lot of waiting today!  Lock 7 on the Oswego is on a restricted schedule of openings.  We aimed for the 2:30 and thank goodness we made it!  The next opening was 6:00 PM.

We’re spending the night on the shores of Lake Ontario.  We’re not sure yet if we’re going to Clayton, NY tomorrow or across to Kingston, Ont.

I’ll keep you posted!

PS - Greg is glad he filled me up yesterday.  Fuel is 40 cents more expensive here - $4.44!