Today is a perfect blogging day. Yes, that means it is raining. After a near perfect day crossing Lake Ontario yesterday, today has started foggy and drippy with a forecast of clearing this afternoon. No problems, it just means I have a great opportunity to catch up on the blog. Continue reading Clayton, NY. June 2, 2019
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The Oswego is going to open tomorrow- Tues., May 28
We had just settled in for the day here at the Davis camp, fireplace warming the cabin, watching the rain and wind on Lake Ontario when the call we’ve been waiting for came in. The Oswego Canal will be opened tomorrow, Wednesday, May 29 at 7am and Subject to Change is scheduled to hit the water this afternoon. Yee Haw!! Once the happy dancing stopped, we started to focus on reality. There is a beautiful weather window opening up for Wednesday and Thursday. After that, the weather goddess slams it shut again. Even if we get on the boat this afternoon and start checking the systems, then provisioned the boat on Wednesday, we still have a day of travel to get to Oswego and Lake Ontario. The best we could do is be waiting in Oswego Thursday night to cross the lake. But reality tells us that we would miss the last opportunity to cross for several days. So it looks we’ll stick with the fireplace tonight and begin the next leg of our adventures tomorrow. Continue reading The Oswego is going to open tomorrow- Tues., May 28
And so we begin again ….. well, almost – May 2019
The hope was that by today, May 24 we’d be on the boat, fully stocked, chores completed and anxiously awaiting a weather window to cross Lake Ontario. Instead, I’m writing from a Days Inn in Brewerton, with no provisioning done, chores in progress and not even bothering to look at our weather apps. Last year we had plans change due to low water levels, this year is the opposite. Predictions are for record high waters on Lake Ontario and the 1000 Islands, surpassing 2017’s record. Levels are still rising and as a result the Oswego Canal and parts of the Erie Canal are closed until ????? Continue reading And so we begin again ….. well, almost – May 2019
Last Post for 2018
We are a little late in posting but here is an update as to where the boat is. The boat is in heated winter storage at Winter Harbor in Brewerton, NY off the Erie Canal. We will rejoin the boat when the Erie Canal opens in late May of 2018.
Mileage recap for 2018 is 1778 miles since leaving Norfolk,VA May of 2018. That makes for a total milage of 5528 miles since leaving Texas with side trips to Key West and the Bahamas.
Picton 8/ 29/2018
We left Belleville and came the 30 miles or so into Picton. We’ve got time to kill and Picton seemed like a great spot to do that. Also we’ve watched the weather and higher winds and some rain were forecasted for a few days and we wanted to be tied up and be able to run AC if we needed to close up the boat during the rain. Picton is on the north side of Prince Edward County and we had come through here when we rented a car, so we knew it would be a sweet spot. It is well protected from south winds and that’s exactly what we’ve been having. Continue reading Picton 8/ 29/2018
Belleville and Prince Edward County 8/27/2018
My actual title for this post ought to be “Taking It Slow and Easy” because that is exactly what we’re doing at this point in our trip. Our only commitment of time is to be in Clayton on 9/1 to meet up with Roy and Karen Shaw and that’s a fairly easy day cruise. So, we’ve been in chill mode and taking time to do the extra stuff . Continue reading Belleville and Prince Edward County 8/27/2018
Peterborough, “Get the Knife!!”, and south 8/21/2018
We just left Peterborough this morning and are now on our slow slog south to Brewerton, NY where we will leave Subject to Change for winter. We’ll take it easy on the way back and hopefully hit a few places we haven’t been yet. We aim to be back in Clayton, NY by Labor Day to meet up with Roy and Karen Shaw. Continue reading Peterborough, “Get the Knife!!”, and south 8/21/2018
North on the Trent Severn Waterway to Peterborough 8/11/2018
I work on this draft as we meander and zig zag up the Otonabee River, part of the Trent Severn Waterway. We left the town wall in Hastings at 8 this morning and hope to arrive in Peterborough this afternoon in time to float the Peterborough Lock, the world’s highest hydraulic lift lock. We’ll need to travel about 40 miles, lock through 2 locks, (19 and 20) before we get to the infamous lift lock 21. At which point we will turn around, do it and lock 20 again before we find a spot on the wall in Peterborough for the night. Continue reading North on the Trent Severn Waterway to Peterborough 8/11/2018
Internet Again!!!!! Yes! Brockville, Grenedier, Howe Island, Clayton 8/2/2018
After almost two weeks with spotty to no internet service, we are back in the US and have super WiFi. Yup, back in the US, back in Clayton. It’s a long story.
My last post had us leaving Clayton once we got our starter replaced. We headed down the St. Lawrence River to Brockville, Ontario. The plan was to stay a couple nights and then move on down the St. Lawrence a bit and check out a couple other Canadian towns before working our way back to Kingston. The couple nights were extended when we couldn’t get into Prescott, our next choice and pending storms meant we wanted to be on a dock rather than at anchor. We also extended our stay when we found that Belinda and Jim Wolfe, former DeFever owners were in their RV just a bit up the road from us. Continue reading Internet Again!!!!! Yes! Brockville, Grenedier, Howe Island, Clayton 8/2/2018
Clayton, NY 7/15- ?/2018
We arrived back in Clayton last Sunday and tied up at the Union Street Dock. Yes, dock, not docks, as in there is only one. This is not really a marina and only has a dozen or so slips, the wooden pier is in rough shape with loose boards, no WiFi, and the bathrooms are bare bones. But it’s home for now and it’s free while we have work done on the boat. It’s actually a pretty nice spot, location wise. We have a wonderful view of the St. Lawrence and can sit on the back deck and watch freighters come and go. We get great sunsets. And, we’re just a short walk to town. Continue reading Clayton, NY 7/15- ?/2018