We put Ian and Joan to work quickly as deckhands. Debbie the Deck Boss was in charge of them. The Captain brought IH along side the lock wall skillfully 8 times today in our 32 miles from Brewerton. After 9 miles we turned nor…
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Sylvan Beach to Brewerton, NY
We left Sylvan Beach free wall and headed to Brewerton, almost the end of the Erie Canal (for us) to Winter Harbor Marina. This is a working marina where Island Hopper will spend the winter. The journey today was short, 23 miles 20 of wh…
Utica to Sylvan Beach, NY
We are winding up the Erie Canal portion of the trip, 160 miles and 23 locks. We traveled 28 miles today passing through 3 locks, one up 20 feet and the last two, down 25 feet each, bringing us to the water level of Oneida Lake. We …
Little Falls to Utica, NY
We took it easy today only traveling 20 miles and two locks due to the marina spacing and the potential for storms as the cold front approached (finally). No rain or wind resulted and the stop at Utica was very nice.
We passed…
Amsterdam to Little Falls, NY
We departed at 9:00 AM for our 43 mile run traversing 9 locks to Little Falls, NY. We arrived at 3:00 PM.
Note the VW perched atop the factory stack.
This part of the Erie Canal utilizes the Mohawk River which parallels I-90 and many …
Waterford to Amsterdam – A day of Locks and More Locks
Island Hopper departed the dock at Waterford, NY at 8:30 AM. Temperatures were predicted to be in the low 90’s and winds were NW 10 -15. Today’s schedule is 37.3 miles with 9 locks. Total lift 252 feet. Since the canal is also the Moh…
Waterford, NY the beginning of the Erie Canal
We departed Kingston for Waterford, NY 66 miles up the Hudson. We pushed off at 8:30 to take advantage of a tidal current push all the way to Albany, about 1.6 mph.
Love the lighthouses.
Typical of many boat clubs along the Hudson….
Kingston, NY
We left Croton on Hudson and headed up the Hudson 60 miles to Kingston, the first state capital of NY. Bryce was enjoying the breeze and the sights, no rodents to chase though.
We passed a familiar site in France but not here, a nuclear…
Lay Day Croton on Hudson
We enjoyed a second day at Croton on Hudson. Cousin Robert and Liz drove up from Mendham, NJ in the afternoon to take us on a tour of the valley. we rented a car from Enterprise so we could restock and do some sightseeing on our own…
Croton on Hudson
We departed Liberty Landing in NJ and headed up the Hudson, 37 miles to Croton on Hudson. My cousin Liz accompanied us and again was our tour guide. She took a train back from Croton, to Grand Central, walked to Penn Station and then boar…
