After spending two nights in Kingston,
we planned to travel the remaining 60 miles to Waterford and the
start of the Erie Canal. It was to be another nice travel day but then we
remembered we would be arriving at the Erie Canal on Memorial Day!
Not the best plan as Waterford is a
busy port for boaters as they head toward either the Trent Canal or
Lake Champlain.
Instead we stopped after a relatively
short 23 miles at Catskill and spent the night at the Catskill Yacht
Club. Very friendly people but then it seems most boaters are :-)
What happened to our cool days? Quite
hot today so no biking around for me. Steve, however, walked the mile
to Walmart – TWICE. And uphill to boot. Downtown was across the
river from us. Cute town though – stopped here five years ago.
Our last day on the Hudson was amazing.
Once past Albany (the present capitol
of New York), we anchored for a short time in order to take the mast
down. The mast is 21.2 feet. The bridge up ahead is 20 feet as are
the majority of bridges on the Erie Canal.
Not a hard thing to do. Steve is
bolting the hinged railing back is place as we continue on. Removing
the lines and stays and storing the mast and boom will happen once we
are tied up for the night. No rush on that.
Finally! The sign and turn you don't
want to miss :-) We went left …
No problem finding a spot – there
were a couple to choose from – in and tied up. Now traveling on
fresh water and no tides. It's wonderful :-)
Once again Steve was off to the grocery
store with GREAT success: live lobster for $5.99 a pound! So he
picked up a couple of 1 ¼ pounders – perfect size for dinner.
A well done Visitor's Center –
complete with an Erie Canal mule!!
So since leaving New York City behind, we traveled another 160 miles north on the Hudson River before turning West.
Many small towns along the way (locks as well :-( ) so it will be quiet travel.
Many small towns along the way (locks as well :-( ) so it will be quiet travel.
Tomorrow: after breakfast out, we'll
start West on the canal …..
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