Erie Canal, NY
With the masts down, the sails, wires, ropes and hardware that are normally aloft make the deck into an obstacle course.
Monthly Archives: November 2010
View from the top
The view from the top of the lock, before the gates are opened.
Going Up
Waterford, NY
Doors closed, the lock is filling.
Turbulence
Waterford, NY
This is an unusual amount of turbulence outside the lock doors. I believe there were no boats inside at the time and the water was being dumped from the lock quickly to make it ready to receive a boat going up.
In the Lock
Waterford, NY
Issuma in the lock, heading for the wall to tie up.
Gates Opening
Waterford, NY
Lock gates opening.
First Lock
Waterford, NY
The entrance to the first lock of the Erie Canal.
Entering Lock
Waterford, NY
Issuma, with both masts down, approaches the first lock of the Erie Canal at Waterford. I’m behind on the blog entries. Tugster wrote about the canal trip on Issuma here .
Autumn
Upper Hudson River, NY
Duck Cove
Cementon, NY
The cement silos at Silver Point on Duck Cove, just upriver of Cementon. We saw no sign of any ducks, but learned it is considered a good place to anchor by Tug 44