Friday 06/25/2021
Day Miles: 18
Total Miles: 5706
Travel Days: 110
Total Days: 240
We left the wall at Lock 15 on a nice morning. We planned on a short day, only going through lock 16 and 17 and then stopping at Little Falls on the wall. I had looked at "Nebo", a tracking app that most of the Loopers use, and I saw only 1 boat on the wall. As we approached Lock 17 they called us on the radio and asked how far out we were. Since we were only 1/2 mile out they said they would open the lock up for us. This lock had a lot of issues earlier in the year. It is a guillotine lock where the door is raised up and you drive underneath. The gear broke and they are raising and lowering it with a crane. As we were inside the lock they began working on it. We heard a boat behind us call them and they said it would be down for about an hour. This was at 10:30 in the morning. Turns out that they did not get the lock working again until 5:00.
When we got to the wall at 11:00, it turns out that the wall was almost completely full. A sailboat moved forward some and we were able to squeeze into the last spot that had power. We managed to get a lot of chores done during the day, including washing the boat which it needed badly. A few boats gathered for docktails at the picnic tables right there at the park. It was a nice stop and I can see why some people spend a couple of days there. Our plan is fluid for tomorrow.
A- Go to Sylvan Beach before Lake Oneida
B- Go to Brewerton, after Lake Oneida
C- Go to Aqua Vino, between lock 19 & 20
Guess we will finalize in the morning.
View of what most of the Erie Canal looks like.
Group from Docktails
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