We were not sure how far we would get today. The lock operates 7AM – 5PM so we could not leave too early. We pushed off and we ended up going through 8 locks! It was a cool start to the day but nice compared to last week. We had a 30-minute wait at one lock because the lock master was working on cleaning the dam by removing trees and debris that got stuck in the metal slats of the dam.
It’s Cold! 
Moving trees from dam 
Hold that line!
As we started out, we waited for a group of kids training for rowing. We saw one person rowers and 4 person rowers.
6:30 AM Practice 
Ready to Race!
During the day, we saw an American Eagle and a deer eating leaves from a tree. The canal looks like a river and is clearly marked with plenty of red and green buoy’s.
Deer 
Nice small marinas 
What is a car doing up there? 
Two racing boats 
Land slide – just like in Big Bone Creek 
Of course we have a 100 lock photos! here is a few….
We ended up in St. Johnsville at the city marina and campground. A pair of sisters manage it in the summer. One camper had a nice little Farmer’s Market set up. We got a few fresh items. We met a looper boat – Bubba and Anne on “Getaweigh” from Texas. We also met the couple on Tuttle Shuttle (Bruce and Norma) they were on a mission to return home to Port Clinton. They had done 16 locks in one day! That would be too much for us. Later that evening Bob Hugick came to meet up with us (sorry forgot to get a photo of us). We had met Bob and Erin in Stuart, FL and we said we would let them know when we were in their neighborhood. We had a nice visit and Bob helped us out by getting us a 30-pack. When we went to the store the other day we could not purchase beer until 8AM and it was 7:30AM. That’s New York.
goparaiso.com 