We left Waterford this morning at 7AM. As soon as we left, we had to do the Waterford Flight, which is locks 2 thru 6 one right after the other. Locks 2,3, and 4 were fine, but a strong line of thunderstorms was moving across the area and lock 5 didn’t want us to enter until the storm passed. It was quite the down pour with strong winds. Since I had to take part of my Bimini down, I got soaked. But, we eventually locked through the last of the Flight.
Once we finished the flight, we had a scenic 10 mile run to the next lock. We ended up going through 10 locks today and covered 40 miles. We stopped on the free wall in Amsterdam NY. It does include electricity, so we’ve got the air conditioner running. We also next to a very busy train track near a turn, so it’s extra loud.
Tomorrow, we’re shooting for Ilion, which is 50 miles, but only 7 locks.
Kurt & Sue Sail 