Year 2 Day 93

Today is Thursday, June 27th and we are currently in Little Falls, NY.  We arrived in Amsterdam at a stop called Riverlink on Tuesday night exhausted from such a long day.  On Wednesday the winds were so high that Mike made a captain's decision that we weren't leaving.  We had a relaxing day on board other than doing some housekeeping chores.  We fixed salmon on the grill in foil pouches with vegetables and sauce and it was delicious.

Cruising down the Erie Canal

A gaggle of geese along the canal

We left early this morning following another boat called Safe Return and were behind them the entire day.  We had intended to stop after lunch but after looking over the dock we decided to move on.  We went through a total of 7 locks today, the last being different from the others.  It's the largest single step lock on the Erie Canal.  The gate is lifted up over your boat and drips water all over it.  It's believed to be only one of two locks in North America where this happens.  The other is on the Ottawa River in Canada.

Following Safe Return into Lock 17

This was a beautiful day and some of the prettiest scenery we've seen so far.  We have been amazed that since leaving York River we've only encountered 5 or 6 other Loopers.  On a sad note, while traveling up the Hudson River and also along this Canal we've seen a number of factories that have been closed and the impact on the towns nearby.

We arrived here at Little Falls about 2:00 this afternoon and left our friends in the boat ahead of us.  This is a pretty stop and well taken care of.  We rode our bikes into the town, looked through a shop or two, filled a prescription and had dinner at the Canal Side Inn - Great food!

Bike riding through Little Falls

Mike (ever the real estate guru) saw this

building for sale at $89,000 and thought

it would make great condos

Captain Mike checking the lines

When we returned to the boat after dinner we had some excitement - the building across the street was on fire!  Several fire trucks came to put it out and of course it drew crowds to see what was going on.

Building on fire

A shot ot Queen Kathleen through the fountain