Waterford, NY was our succesfull goal today, going down the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River. Waterford is where the Erie canal starts heading West. We'll be heading that direction after our visit to NYC, 140 miles to the South.
What a nice canal! On the Northern half most of both banks were overgrown giving us the idea we were all alone in the world. As we went farther South homes started to appear on both banks, but not the monster homes you see too often along our waterfronts. The 60 mile Champlain Canal first opened in 1823 and became a major commercial route until the 1970's. It has 11 well maintained large locks, numbers 1 - 12. After construction started it was decided Lock 10 was not needed. Why the numbering system was not changed remains a mystery. All our lock throughs went smooth and we finished the 60 miles and 11 locks by 5:00. The local grocery store in Waterford has a dock to tie off on while shopping, and we were able to take the shopping cart from the store to the dock.
Tomorrow we'll start our final final leg to New York City, 140 miles down the historic Hudson River. We expect to arrive in NYC sometime on Thursday, and make our final loop around the Statue of Liberty with the Ogdens on Friday or Saturday.
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