The owners, Randy & Denise along with their good friend Mack Bryan stayed in a hotel last night. Keith Skipper and I stayed on the boat. We had a very restful night, but we had to put the heat on last night. The low temperature last night was 41. A bit chilly by anyone's standards.
We started the day as usual. Keith and I did our standard engine room check, got things aboard squared away and then headed over to the fuel dock at 6:45 this morning. We were tied and up and waiting on the dockmaster to open up at 7:00. She was right on time if not a bit early. We put another 400 gallons of diesel on board and pumped out the head. We topped off the water tank last night and by 7:30, we got off the fuel dock and headed down the canal to pick up Randy, Denise and Mack at their waterfront hotel.
We got everyone on board and by 8:15 after the luggage was stowed, we were underway on the Oswego Canal. What a beautiful day. It was crisp and clear with perfect sunshine. We ran down the canal and did another 80 miles today over 9.5 hours. There were 5 and 10 mph speed limits on the entire canal today, so we did the best we could. Overall, it was a great day and Randy spent the day feeling out the boat and familiarizing himself with all the electronics and nuances of the boat.
We crossed Lake Oneida mid-day. The lake was flat calm and we had a great run across the lake. The boat continues to run great. Everyone seemed to have a good day on board. The isenglass on the flybridge went up and down about 10 times throughout the day as we were hot and then cold and then hot again. The bottom line, we told stories and had a really fun day and enjoyed each others company.
We got stuck between locks and are now tied up on the wall at lock #20. Randy cooked his own version of jambalaya. It is fantastic. Along with a few cold beers, everyone on board is living the dream. Reel'n in the Years is in her glory as are the new owners and crew.
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