By 9:30 the fog was almost gone and it was time to hit the water for the final 40 miles on the Erie Canal. What a difference in temperature a day makes. Yesterday morning was about 39 degrees. This morning, the temperature was about 60. It felt great. We all were in shorts and T-shirts today as opposed to long pants, sweatshirts and coats yesterday.
The final 10 locks were really a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone on board today. Randy continued to refine his docking and close quarter maneuvering skills on his new boat and the locks were a great place to work on it. He is much more comfortable with the boat now and even backed the boat into the fuel dock in a tight space tonight. We are docked at Donavan's Shady Harbor Marina tonight in New Baltimore, NY. The owner Brian is a good friend and he and his staff have taken great care of us during our stay.
Mack continues to tell stories during the trip. He has had us in stitches over dinner tonight at Red's. Looks like we will have a bit of a problem tomorrow making it to NYC. The Tappan Zee Bridge will have the entire Hudson River closed tomorrow as they are doing construction on the bridge. So we will only make it to Haverstraw tomorrow night instead of Pier 66 in the City. And so it goes. Just when you think it will all work out, a new wrinkle is thrown in.
The weather is also going to turn to crap over the next 4 days with the low pressure system on its way. Seas off-shore of New York Harbor are project to be 7 to 10 feet with wind gusts to 40mph. So it looks like the boat will stay on the Hudson River until this system blows over and I will head back home to NC. Randy and Denise will be in good hands with Captain Keith Skipper helping to navigate safely home and Mack will also help with lines, fenders and navigation. I will try and post one last blog tomorrow to cover our run down the Hudson River to NYC.
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