I've forgotten all about starting this page until I received a phone call from my friend Elsy wondering where I was. She was watching the news of Hurricane Ian and wanted to make sure we're safe. No worries - today we just finished the Erie Canal and we're docked in Waterford, NY for the rest of the day then on towards Kingston, NY tomorrow. (If you look for us on the Waterford's Visitor cam you can't see us - too many boats hiding Persephone)
Not much traffic on the Erie. Here's the one sailboat we locked through with at some point. The guy bought the boat in Muskegon, Michigan and is taking it to Florida. His diesel inboard motor died and he's been running on a 3 hp outboard clamped to his stern ladder.
We know it's not far to Waterford when we spy the Crescent Bridge.
If you have ever traveled the Erie Canal and spotted smiley faces drawn in the slime on the lock walls you'll know I've been through recently. Lock graffiti.
I'll send you a post once we get to Kingston, start making pies with the 100 lbs of apples on board and start sanding the bottom. That's our current plan - haul out in Kingston, sand and paint the bottom, put the mast up and then take a peak at the weather. Hope all hurricanes will be gone by the time we're done!
Hey - if you're bored, love to sand with an orbital sander over your head and turn blue from paint dust- come to Kingston!!
Send news when you can!
Karen & Jerry
SV Persephone
