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<\/a>New York State, The Improved Canal System — from: The Canal System of New York State \/ Charles L. Cadle — Re-issued and revised (Albany : J.B. Lyon Co., printers, 1921)<\/p><\/div>\n
We covered some 200 miles, transiting 30 locks along the way. We were very impressed – the canal system is super well maintained and staffed, the scenery lovely, and the towns along the way all very welcoming. We maintained a tight 5-day schedule, but decided that the next time, we will allow double the time to really explore and appreciate it.<\/p>\n
Leaving New York to sail up the Hudson<\/p>\n
under the George Washington bridge<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Follow the train tracks up the Hudson<\/p>\n Wow, we’re home already? (Oops, wrong Kingston \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Pretty lighthouse – how would you like to live on a rock?<\/p>\n Now the mast has to come down…very old (circa 1880) but very sturdy-looking crane. Even uses the tree as part of the equipment!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And we’re off to the canals. Matthew realized on the way there that with no mast, we had no more antenna, so how would we radio the lock-masters? Tim to the rescue…throughout the trip we were constantly pleasantly surprised to find everything and anything we could possibly need was on the boat and left there for us by the previous owner – right down to this cute little suction-cupped antenna, just the thing for the job.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Approaching the locks<\/p>\n once inside, my job was to catch the line and then keep the nose, and the long bit of the mast sticking out the front, from hitting the walls. Easier said than done when the turbulence starts!<\/p>\n Lock 17’s door opens over your head…a bit freaky, not to mention wet from getting dripped on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Locks were well maintained, fresh coats of paint, landscaped grounds, and dredging operations ongoing to keep a well-marked route with a consistent depth<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lovely calm evening crossing of Lake Oneida<\/p>\n Captain napping on the job, courtesy of auto-pilot<\/p>\n Canal road signs<\/p>\n Lake Ontario also as calm as a millpond.<\/p>\n Time to put the mast back up. A slightly more modern crane<\/p>\n For the Lake Ontario crossing, we put up the sails…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n just in time for the wind die off….the story of this trip, we didn’t really sail our new boat home, we mostly drove it home!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A few miles offshore the Kingston May-flies came aboard to welcome Matthew back to Canada.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n