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Still Waiting; Lock 24 Erie Canal
It is day 14 and raining. With any luck, it will not be a downpour, but our plan is to visit Herkimer, NY, home of Herkimer Diamonds. Actually, the mineral is technically quartz, but it is double terminated (meaning that … Continue reading
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Day 13 at Lock 24, Erie Canal
Here we are enjoying the days as we wait for the water to recede. All of our company is gone and we are working on boat chores and projects. Word is that this area of the canal will reopen on … Continue reading
Posted in R - The western Erie; June 2015
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The Cadre of Captives
Twelve boats are tied to the municipal wall in Baldwinsville. There is one couple from Ontario and several of the cruisers are New Yorkers stranded away from home. There is at least one other looper, Mazel Tug. Her captain, Ralph, was … Continue reading
Posted in R - The western Erie; June 2015
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Baldwinsville, a week or so later…
Suzanne stayed onboard until Saturday, June 13. We rented a car and visited wineries on Lake Cayuga, the Corning Glass Museum in Corning, and the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Central New York is an intriguing spot to visit, … Continue reading
Posted in R - The western Erie; June 2015
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Brewerton to Baldwinsville
This morning’s sun burned off a minor fog and opened a bright blue sky. We left Brewerton, NY at 0730 and headed west on the Erie Canal with temperatures in the high 60s. It was a beautiful day for a … Continue reading
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Heading West; The First Try…
We tried leaving the dock yesterday, powering between the raindrops. As we approached the first lock, the engine temperature alarm squealed. For some reason we were not getting the appropriate amount of coolant through the engine. Raw water was pumping … Continue reading
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Brewerton NY and west on the Erie Canal
It is late spring. We have spent the past four days readying Arkansas Traveler and provisioning the larder. The diesel tanks have been filled to capacity (320 gallons), the water tank filled (120 gallons), and all electronic and propulsion systems … Continue reading
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1,000 Islands
In their inevitable flow to the ocean, the five Great Lakes all empty eastward, converging their waters and currents into the St. Lawrence River. At the top of the river, over 1,800 islands lie within the first 50 miles. Some … Continue reading
The Triangle Loop; Oswego Canal to the St. Lawrence River
After a long hiatus that included a visit home to see grand children, we are back onboard and loving the Triangle Loop adventure. The triangle starts at Brewerton, NY and heads north to Oswego and Lake Ontario. From there, head … Continue reading
Lake Oneida
Most folks skip over Lake Oneida as they cruise the Erie Canal. It’s a 20-mile run over open water and few see it as a destination in its own right. We had an extra week in Brewerton in late July … Continue reading
The Erie Canal
What is it that we love so much about the Erie Canal? The history and the romance would be good places to start. The canal is a living and working monument to engineering, tenacity, and Yankee ingenuity. The canal was … Continue reading
Locks and Lake Oneida
Tie-walls, just before or just after a lock, can be a great place to spend the night. It doesn’t have all the freedoms of an anchorage, but it is free, and often there’s an electric post available to plug into. … Continue reading
Erie Canal; Davey Island to Canajoharie, NY
The Arkansas Traveler and her crew were ready for the first upstream opening of Lock 11 the morning of July 11. The crew was well tuned and we slipped through the lock effortlessly and continued west. Just after the Lock … Continue reading
Erie Canal; Waterford, NY to points west
The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, was 363 miles long. It was four feet deep and the barges utilized 83 locks to get from Albany to Buffalo. The present day Erie Canal covers 341 miles, is 12 feet deep and contains … Continue reading
Approaching the Erie Canal
Missing friends and family is the major downside to long-distance cruising. Thus, when friends from home come to visit, life is truly sublime. Carl and Ann met us in Troy, NY with the intent of spending a week aboard the … Continue reading
Hudson River – Pollepel Island to Schodack Creek; Celebrating mile 3,000
The replica of a medieval castle on tiny Pollepel Island, built between 1900 and 1918 by Frank Bannerman, served as his summer resort and as a munitions storehouse. New York State obtained the island in 1967 and conducted tours there until … Continue reading
Hudson River; Croton on Hudson to Hudson, NY
Just north of the Tappan Zee is the area of the river known as the Hudson River Highlands. This area, made famous in the 1800s by landscape artists of the Hudson River School of Art, frames a beautiful waterway. Paul, … Continue reading
Revisiting the Chesapeake Bay, II
A Typical Day on the Chesapeake Bay… A summer day on the Chesapeake can be pure delight. One typical day for us entailed an easy day’s cruise, a visit to a fantastic maritime museum and another night on the hook…
Revisiting the Chesapeake Bay, I
I can’t over-sing the praises of the Chesapeake Bay as a delightful cruising ground. Every wave crest is a salute to the maritime culture and rich nautical tradition. Coming from the south through the Dismal Swamp, we entered the Chesapeake … Continue reading
New York Harbor to Croton on Hudson
After a long afternoon nap on Sunday and a full night’s sleep to catch up from the Atlantic passage, we weighed anchor and set a course rounding the Statue of Liberty and heading north up the Hudson River past the … Continue reading
Atlantic Passage and New York City
Enough of catching up all at once. As much fun as it is looking through the photos from the journey and reminiscing on great anchorages and interesting sights, it is much more interesting to write about what we are currently … Continue reading
Traveling North; trying to reach Georgia
If you have ever driven from southern Florida to Georgia, or to Alabama, you know that the Florida Peninsula can seem endless. From the mouth of the St. Lucie River to the Georgia border is roughly 300 statute miles along … Continue reading
Lake Okeechobee
A series of locks control the water levels of the rivers and canals into Lake Okeechobee. Boats, and the occasional manatee are lifted from sea level up into the lake and lowered when they reach the other side. These shallow … Continue reading
Goodbye Sanibel…Hello Lake Okeechobee
The hiatus from the blog was never meant to last this long. One thing happened and then another and we were very involved in navigating forward and watching our wake thread through new waters. We did take photos and while … Continue reading
Back onboard…. Sanibel
We are back on board after a long hiatus in Arkansas to see the spring, and to enjoy family meals together. Okay, the really big reason to leave the boat was to enjoy young Jari and his older cousins, Will and … Continue reading
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