Day 298: Saturday, June 28, 2013
Port to Port: Kingston, NY
Underway: 0:00 am Motor Off: 0:00 pm Miles Traveled: 0 Stayed At: Marina
Mile to Mile: One trait important on the Loop is flexibility. We have been in Kingston for two weeks today. Eddy and Linda have been here for almost 3 weeks. We could go up the Champlain Canal and down the Rideau to Lake Ontario and then on the Trent Severn. This would add 250 miles to the trip and we would have to travel against the current for a good chunk – not fun. And right now the Champlain is flowing fast with flood waters. The current forecast is that the Erie Canal may not open for another week. Yikes. At least we aren’t stuck in a lock.
After catching up on the blog, a long walk, lunch, minor boat projects, a quiet break to read, docktails (always a blast), breakfast (ebleskivers) for dinner, a movie (Sherlock Holmes) we were exhausted and asleep in minutes. That was our day. We aren’t complaining though. We don’t need anything. We are with friends. And we are making the most of everyday.
Tomorrow is another day.
I have been following you on the internet since I met you in Baltimore. “To infinity and beyond!” remember? I am planning on doing theErie Canal next year in my boat, so its interesting to follow you and see how it goes. I will be doing the same thing next May. I will see how you do and how you like the canal.
Richard McGann