Marina crew were out this morning at the working boat yard.
Patriotic tanks at the marina.
Heading out of Winter Harbor Marina this morning.
Heading out of Winter Harbor Marina this morning. This was a very comfortable and welcoming stop.
Steam off the water this morning.
Erie Canal sign stating one mile to lock 23.
Came across some deer!
Lock 23 – gates opening for East bound boat coming through the lock. Once they left, we were able to enter.
Lock 23 – LAST lock DOWN when heading west. Lock will lower us 7 feet.
Lock 23 – LAST lock DOWN when heading west, starting higher. Lock will lower us 7 feet.
Lock 23 – came down 7 feet.
Lock 23 – came down 7 feet.
Looks like an Erie canal bike rider is camping out here. There’s a bike path along the canal, much of it is the old tow path (path originally used in the early days of the canal for mules to pull the boats along)
Someone is building their dream home along the canal. The men who originally built this canal must never have imagined water front homes along the canal.
Had breakfast after the first lock today. Started with some hot chocolate to warm up after that first lock.
Hot chocolate this morning.
Cooking breakfast while underway, thanks to the generator!
Sun was shing when we left with just a little steam on the water, but shortly after the first lock of the morning the fog set in.
Fog set in for a short while.
Many different types of communities along the canal.
Captain Auggie.
Asbury vlogging for us!
Asbury taking his turn driving.
Another beautiful day on the canal.
Town of Baldwinsville at Lock 24.
Lock 24 – raises 11 feet.
Lock 24
Lock 24
Lock 24 – raises 11 feet.
Lock 24 – at the top.
Lock 24 – at the top.
Lock 24 – at the top.
Lock 24 – sign as exiting the lock.
Playground off the canal, made a quick stop!
Crossing Cross Lake. Took less than an hour.
Jumping in Cross Lake. Timing worked out well. This was at about noon. Any earlier and we would have been to cold to jump in.
The days start out cool, but they warm up fast with the sun. By noon we are out of jeans and into shorts!
Camper and RV park along the canal. A lot of the set ups here looked like people are here for the full season.
Looks like someone converted their camper to a camper pontoon boat.
Original aqueduct.
Barges before Lock 25
Lock 25 – rises 6 feet
Lock 25 – rises 6 feet
Lock 25
Lock 25
Pushing off!
An Erie Canal Tug Boat.
Fishing before Lock 26.
Lock 26 – raises 6 feet
Lock 26 – raises 6 feet
6 feet rises are fairly quick
6 feet rises are fairly quick
Dam on the other side of Lock 26.
Train went right by us, they got the conductor to honk!
Canal rides!
The boys dubbed this Eagle Alley.
We have seen a lot of bald eagles on this trip!
Lock 27 – lock is on the right, damn is on the left when viewing picture.
Lock 27 – raises 12 feet.
Lock 27 – raises 12 feet.
Lock 27 – at the top
Lock 27 – at the top
Town of Lyons – “peppermint capital of the world.”
Lots of working gear here, seemed to be one of the “public works” of the canal.
Lock 28A -raises 20 feet
Lock 28A -raises 20 feet
Lock 28A -raises 20 feet
Lock 28A
Lock 28A – sign as exiting lock.
Lock 28B – raises 12 feet, last lock of the day
Lock 28B – raises 12 feet, last lock of the day
Lock 28B
Lock 28B
Pulled into Palmyra for the night. This is about 8 miles from the last lock we went through.