We got up and out of bed at up at 0 dark 30 and underway by 06:45! Today was a perfect day to cruise other than a little wind. Our objective was to put miles on the boat while traveling the same waters that we cruised last fall. We encountered some delays due to reducing our speed to idle and waiting when necessary for the dredging crews, barges and other heavy equipment to signal us to pass. There is a major clean up to a 10 mile portion of the Champlain Canal where PCB’s were dumped many years ago
. There is over 200 pieces of heavy equipment evolved to facilitate the work which really slows everything to a crawl. Once we got thru the work area we made great time (10 mph) and moved 74 miles closer to NY City. While cruising 12 hours we passed thru 7 locks and only saw 4 other boats that were cruising but moving the other direction! Tonight we are tied up in Schuylerville Yacht Basin in Schuylerville, NY. Tomorrow we hope to reach Waterford the junction where the Erie and Champlain canals join the Hudson River. Rain is forecast and the next stretch of canal can be covered in half a day with four locks to pass. Right now sleep is in order!
. There is over 200 pieces of heavy equipment evolved to facilitate the work which really slows everything to a crawl. Once we got thru the work area we made great time (10 mph) and moved 74 miles closer to NY City. While cruising 12 hours we passed thru 7 locks and only saw 4 other boats that were cruising but moving the other direction! Tonight we are tied up in Schuylerville Yacht Basin in Schuylerville, NY. Tomorrow we hope to reach Waterford the junction where the Erie and Champlain canals join the Hudson River. Rain is forecast and the next stretch of canal can be covered in half a day with four locks to pass. Right now sleep is in order!
