Ilion, NY to Canajoharie, NY
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| No bites but lots of fun trying |
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| Xander & dad at the helm |
Surprisingly, most of the Erie Canal we were on today was wild with no homes or any other sign of civilization.
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| The Erie Canal is above the surrounding countryside much of the way |
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| Typical lock house |
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| The girls have the bow |
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| The boys have the stern |
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| Lockmaster inspecting the gates before lowering the water |
The Little Falls, NY area on the canal is famous for rock climbing. While we were waiting on the lock to open (45 minutes), we had a chance to watch a man trying out various places on one of the walls.
Lock 17 was an unusual "step lock". It had a massive counter weight that lowered as the lock gate raised and we traveled under it once the water level lowered enough.
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| Notice the counter weight at the top |
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| # 1 Counter weight dropping & door raising |
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| #2 |
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| # 3 |
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| #4 & out we go |
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| A control gate on the canal. One side was down; the other up. |
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| Fixing lunch |
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| Lunch stop at one of the locks. Notice the boat is above us! |
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| Most locks are next to water control dams |
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| Enjoying the water at our mooring in Canajoharie |
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| Gino's looked like a good place for dinner |
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| After over an hour of waiting, we were getting pretty hungry! |
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| Notice anyone eating???? |
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| Boogying to the music |
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| We stumbled into a great concert after dinner |
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| Selling ice cream at the concert as a fundraiser |
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| Our mooring at Canajoharie |
