We had another great day on the water. We departed Brewerton, NY this morning at 6:30 sharp and make our way to our final lock on the Erie Canal. We have now transited 30 locks in total and have a few more to go. Our last lock on the Erie was to open at 7:00am, but when we arrived at 6:50, the lockmaster was there and ready for us. BONUS! We got through before 7:00 and were on our way towards Three Rivers. Three Rivers is a junction where the Erie Canal continues west toward Buffalo, NY and the Oswego Canal turns north towards Lake Ontario. We took the Oswego Canal north and went through another 7 locks. We arrived in Oswego and got onto Lake Ontario at 10:30, a good 30 minutes ahead of schedule.
Once on Lake Ontario it was almost flat to start. The seas built to about 3 feet, but the wind was out of the north east at 15kts and directly on our stern, which made for a pleasant ride. We got into Port Dalhousie tonight around 4:15 and took on fuel. So we are already for the long day on the Welland Canal tomorrow. We are staying at the Dalhousie Yacht Club tonight and had a nice meal in the clubhouse at the bar. It was much needed after a good long day on the water. So we have now completed the first of four of the great lakes we cross during our trip to Michigan.
Sorry no pictures tonight, too tired to upload and post. Hope to have some for you tomorrow after we transit the canal.
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