Thursday – Day 55 – 9/25/08Fog starter our day but we got underway before it lifted completely. It was interesting winding our way through the channel only seeing a few hundred feet ahead. It was very peaceful and dream like! The fog did dissipate and the remainder of the day was great!
There wasn’t any reason to stop along the way except for a few abandon locks from the first canal. As you can see (attached pictures) they were built to last but very small compared to later versions. Our goal was to get as close to the “flight of five” locks that drop 169 feet in close succession to each other. We ended up a few miles away from entering the flight and spent the night. The marina owner was very kind and offered to drive us to a local restaurant for dinner. We did just that and had a wonderful meal after a long day passing through seven locks and traveling 56 miles.
We received a call from our good friends the Burdick’s who just happen to be vacationing in New Hampshire! If every thing goes well we should connect with them while they are still here. Tomorrow we will attempt to complete our trip on the Erie Canal and rest up in Waterford, NY for a few days prior to entering the Champlain Canal.
