Pictures From the Trip October 3, 2001 Last Cruising Update - Summary October 1, 2001 Cruising Update - From Annapolis September 26, 2001 Home Strech September 19, 2001 Last Of The Erie Canal September 15, 2001 Back on the Eastern Erie Canal September 12, 2001 Finishing the Western Erie Canal September 10, 2001 Lockport to Fairport September 7, 2001 Western Frontier of the Erie Canal September 6, 2001 Back in the Canal System September 4, 2001 Leaving The Great Lakes September 1, 2001 In our 7th State August 29, 2001 Ohio Has Libraries August 27, 2001 Vermilion, Ohio August 26, 2001 Fox Haven Marina August 22, 2001 In Put-in-Bay August 17, 2001 The End Of Lake Huron August 15, 2001 Down Lake Huron August 13, 2001 North Channel and Lake Huron August 3, 2001 Gore Bay August 1, 2001 Keel-Haulings July 31, 2001 Rocks Everywhere July 28, 2001 On To The North Channel July 17, 2001 Wouldn't Change A Thing July 13, 2001 Speed Limit July 9, 2001 Thousands of Islands July 5, 2001 Out Of New York July 3, 2001 Typical Day July 2, 2001 Cold Mornings July 1, 2001 Phoenix NY And Beyond June 26, 2001 Through The First Lock June 25, 2001 Up Around Manhattan June 15, 2001 Daily Routine June 12, 2001 Strolling The Vineyards June 11, 2001 Sag Harbor June 9, 2001 Block Island & Beer Can Music June 5, 2001 Lessons Learned June 1, 2001 The Tides Increasing May 25, 2001 Up The Coast Of New Jersy May 21, 2001 Getting To Know The Cruisers May 17, 2001 And So It Begins!

 September 19, 2001 

We just came through the last lock of the Erie Canal and are docked at the wall in Waterford, NY. Only one more lock to go (the Troy Federal Lock). After that lock, we will have gone through 107 locks since May - - we are pretty good at it by now!

We plan to stay in Waterford for at least 2 nights. Because the NY harbor has been closed, many boats backed up on the Hudson River and into the Erie and Champlain Canals over the past week. However, now that the harbor is open (although understandably on a limited, controlled basis), many boats have started to move again. Although we could have made it to and through NY by Friday (with 10 - 12 hour cruising days), we have made the decision to hang out in Waterford for a few days and aim to travel through NY on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

We stayed at Lock 7 last night (Tuesday). It is a very quiet and calm lock to stay due to a large bay area south and west of the lock. We would recommend it (no electric or water). The two previous night were spent at Lock 11 (which does have 15 AMP electric service).

Surprisingly, we are seeing a large number of Canadian boats heading south to Florida and/or the Bahamas. We wonder if there is anyone left in Toronto.

Hey, we saw a bald eagle this morning!

We are not looking forward to the salt water again. However, if Brian does not get a shower today (the diesel fuel is starting to smell better than him!), I am going to push him overboard regardless of what water we are in!

We may be unable to e-mail for a couple of days. There aren't a whole lot of options along the Hudson River. At this time, we will not be stopping in or around a town until Forked River, NY (~5 days). We will be in touch. Jeri and Brian