Heading Home
As we prepared the boat for departure, Tony continued to study the weather and lake conditions. Since the lake was predicted to become even calmer over the next hour, we decided to delay departure a bit. As we left, the wind died down and the waves were minimal. It was a beautiful day on Lake Erie....
Back in Buffalo
We arrived in Buffalo under windy conditions out on the lake and in the basin. After secure our lines on the dock, we walked to the library to use more reliable wifi to build our route for the next day. We returned to the boat and had dinner on the boat. We decided to make it an early night since it...
Lockport
As we left Brockport, we saw deer along the canal wall and later the same day spied eagles perched on high branches. We arrived in Lockport and tied up to the lock wall. Not long after we tied up, we were joined by a retired couple traveling in a rented canal boat. They too tied up to the lock wall....
Back in Brockport
On our way home, we arrived back in Brockport late in the day. We wandered around town looking for a dinner location. We also met the crew of the Nordic Tug called Crimson Tug, docked with us on the canal wall. They joined us for dinner at the Custom House where we shared stories from our respective...
Back to Fairport
We'd had such a great time in Fairport, we made plans to stop there again and spend a few days. We planned to be there with new friends and harbor hosts from Seneca Lake, Steve and Susan , as well as Michelle and Kevin aboard Knaughtin's Easy. We were the first to arrive and enjoyed a lovely sunny d...
Newark
As we left Ithaca and headed north on Cayuga Lake, we enjoyed the very calm lake and plotted our way to Long Point View Winery. We stopped at Long Point State Park and called the winery, per email instructions from the owner of the winery. They promptly arrived to transport us to the winery where we...
Ithaca
Early Monday morning we woke to sunny skies instead of the predicted rainy day. So sadly, we left Seneca Lake, and happily cruised through the canal and onto Cayuga Lake. On our way south to Ithaca, we stopped at Goose Watch winery for a treat. Cheers to a long recess! On Tuesday, it was my turn to...
Geneva
This morning we headed back up Seneca Lake and made one more stop in the town of Geneva, NY. We were greeted by an Iron Man competition along the shoreline, the running portion of the race. Despite the race and some rain, we set off to wander around town. We happened upon a lovely art center with an...
Seneca Lake
Thursday was our first day on Seneca Lake, our first of two Finger Lakes. Wine tasting in a castle and a swim in the lake on our way to Watkins Glen was a great way to start this leg of the journey! Friday morning started with a walk to the laundromat! Then we headed to Watkins Glen State Park to hi...
Seneca Falls
We left Fairport on Wednesday morning after a failed attempt to get Amazing Grains bread. This is something else we hope to do on our way back through Fairport, get bread from Amazing Grains bread company. We had 6 locks on the Erie Canal and then we had 3 locks on the Cayuga/Seneca Canal as we head...
Fairport
We'd planned to set out early in the morning for Fairport, but the lift bridge just minutes from where we were tied up had water that needed to be pumped out before they could lift the bridge. We had breakfast on the boat while we waited for the work to be done. Less than an hour later, we were on o...
Brockport
As we left Medina, Sean was a short distance ahead of us. It didn't take us long to catch up to him. We each took pictures of one another and their boats and texted them to each other. We kept in touch with Sean throughout the day regarding the height of bridges and whether he would need them to be...
Medina
We left Buffalo on a sunny morning, but it wasn't long before a pop up shower started. It started just as we were cruising by a group of female rowers practicing in Black Rock Canal. At the same time, we passed under the Peace Bridge carrying people across the US/Canadian border. We could see the Bl...
Buffalo
We set off early in the morning from Geneva. We had a sunny day with a slight chop in the water. The Canadian fires did not affect our visibility today. Once we arrived in Buffalo, we fueled up and got into our slip, secured the boat, and headed into town via a Riverwalk dotted by beautiful flower b...
East Harbor Shores State Park
We arrived at East Harbor Shores late in the evening on Saturday after attending a friend's wedding in Dayton that afternoon. We unloaded the car and loaded up the boat. We organized the boat somewhat and knew that we would have time at our first stop to organize more as rain was forecasted for the...
Geneva on the Lake
We left early Sunday morning and headed out on calm waters. We had great weather and calm seas all day! It was fun to see familiar towns along the distant shore, from Sandusky to Cleveland. The waters were so calm that the captain invited the best mate to take a nap down below. Of course she accepte...