Thurs. Sept. 18, 2008

Thurs. Sept. 18, 2008

It was another cool night & early am mist on the water at dawn. I will intersperse my workouts to include weights & stretches starting this am. On through Lock 15 (8ft) at 0740 to 0755. The Erie Canal runs along a major highway & through the Adirondacks in a mostly SE direction. We meant to bring a road map to follow our course in relation to the surrounding area.

Lock 15 to 14 (Canajoharie-8ft.) 7 mi. at 0830 to 0840

Lock 14 to 13 (Randall) 4 mi. at 0955 to 1010

Lock 13 to 12 (Tribes Hill) 10 mi. at 1145 to 1205; Lock Master is a stickler. The very first lock master who sold us our pass put the '7' month instead of '9' & this guy was making a big deal of it. We were warned about him by the previous lock master. We nearly took out our GPS antenna because he did not stop the lock lowering & would not hold on any lines but insisted on the boat's registration #.

Lock 12 to 11 (Amsterdam-12ft.) 5 mi. at 1250 to 1305

Lock 11 to 10 (Cranesville) 4 mi. at 1340 to 1350

Lock 10 to 9 (Rotterdam-15 ft.) 6 mi. at 1450 to 1510

Lock 9 to 8 (Scotia) 5 mi. at 1600; staying there the night. No facilities here. No interrnet connection. Another cool night predicted with frost in some areas.

Distance:35.3 mi. Canal depth: 14-18 ft.