While on the subject of family I must acknowledge a recent birthday. Our grand dog Missy turned 1 year old recently.
6/6/11 Monday Today Frank & Peg continued on their road trip and we cut the lines and headed north on the Hudson. It wasn't long and we were passing West Point and it's scenic setting along the banks of the Hudson River. Unfortunately we are not allowed to stop there by boat.
The river gets narrower as you travel north and more and more scenic.
It was an easy day of travel which covered 67 miles. We decided to anchor in Esopus Creek in Saugerties, NY. A peaceful and protected anchorage.
6/7/11 Tuesday With an early start we were back underway with the river all to ourselves. We travelled on in the shadow of the Catskills passing under the Rip Van Winkle bridge.
Our travels took us past Albany and the last remaining Destroyer Escort from WWII.
Before long we were approaching Troy, NY. and our first lock since the Dismal Swamp. Once through the lock we would no longer feel the effects of the tide and be in completely fresh water.
Now comes the time that we lower the antenna and mast light to fit under the bridges on the Erie Canal. Our first test came just above the lock. We made it! Then the NY Canal Corp tests your reading skills.
Just past the sign we pulled into the free dock at Waterford, NY. to spend the night and walk up to Lock #2 and buy our Erie Canal Pass.
No comments:
Post a Comment