What goes up must come down, so as we
went through 10 locks in the Chambly canal lifting us to Lake
Champlain so we just went through 10 more dropping us back down. The
New York State Canal system was the primary historical driver for not
only the state's empire status but ultimately the entire countries
superpower status (that's what it says in the canal system's
information guide). We got through all ten locks in two days, which
is good because we only bought a two-day pass (if you take longer
they make you buy another pass). These were by far the easiest locks
i have ever been through, which was a blessing because given previous
lock experience I had a lot of anxiety about doing them with the mast
down. All the locks were open and ready when we arrived, we'd radio
ahead. We were the only boat in all the locks so there was plenty of
room. In fact we never crossed another boat the entire canal! The
turbulence inside was minimal so the ride was smooth. The weather was
hot, sunny and windless.
The only complication was significant
dredging operations going on between locks 8 to 5. We had to weave
our way through ginormous barges, tugboats and earth moving equipment.
Keeping an eye out was essential.
We overnighted at a municipal dock
under a bridge in a small little town called Fort Ann. Quiet! We
stretched our legs and went for a little walk around town and get a
couple of things at the gas station convenience store.
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Learning to crochet |
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Add caption |
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GPS Chartplotter accuracy... questionable... |
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Go right ahead sir |
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A guard gate |
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Tuckered out |
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Our spot overnight in Fort Ann |
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Living under a bridge |
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Old canal, they really squeezed 'em in there |
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Locks are so you don't have to go over this in a sailbyacht |
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Work gloves to keep those hands soft |
Love your blog! Can't wait to hear more about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteMe too! nice picture Have a good trip! I found the bridge clay hill rd in Fort Ann with your docking spot on google map.
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