Welcome Center Free Wall at Waterford, NY
Day #357: Mike and I were up at 6:15 A.M. for coffee, grapefruit and blueberry muffin. It was overcast and 69 degrees. The two of us watched the local weather which was forecasting rain morning until afternoon. As breakfast was winding down for Mike and I the rain started coming down so we were happy that we had decided not to travel today. We worked on navigation planning and paperwork. I made herself a haircut appointment for 4:45 P.M. today in Waterford. At 11:30 A.M. "INNTW" docked at the Waterford wall for the evening. It was great to see them again. Mike finished working on the navigation for the next 7-8 days and worked on a bit of condo association business. At 12:30 P.M. the two of us headed to McGreivey's, an Irish pub in downtown Waterford were the two of us had lunch. Mike and I talked to "Chill Time", who Mike and I talked to in Kingston. "Chill Time" had talked to the lockmaster of E-2 as they will be locking through in the morning as well. Mike and I walked up to E-2 lock where Mike talked to lockmaster to let him know that "Parrot Bay" would be locking through at 7 A.M. The lockmaster informed Mike that E-2 through E-6 locks were going to be closing at noon tomorrow and he wondered if Mike had seen the notice which Mike had not. Mike and I headed back to the boat and the rain had stopped but it was 81 degrees and humid. Mike worked a bit more on navigation while I found the notice regarding the closure of the locks on E-2 through E-6. It is for the removal of an obstruction the hope is that it will only be a one day closure. It shouldn't affect us. At 4:15 P.M. I walked to Classic Cuts Family Hair Salon where Ellen cut my hair. I returned to the boat at 6:00 P.M. Mike and I headed up to the flying bridge for happy hour. At 6:20 P.M. the two of us walked the length of the dock to see if there were any other boats that were planning on leaving at 7 A.M. which there were no takers on the 7 A.M. locking. We met "Soul Shine" who are gold loopers but have decided to keep going as they are enjoying traveling. After talking to the group of boats the two of us headed back to the boat to complete happy hour. It was then time for blogging and reading. The plan for Wednesday is for Mike and I to leave at 7 A.M. which is when the first lock opens. There are a of 5 locks that are one right after the other called the Waterford "flight of five". We will do one additional lock before stopping in Scotia, NY for the night on a free wall.
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| That is how high the water had gotten when Hurricane Irene came through in 2011. |
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| Mike and I had lunch at a local favorite McGreivey's. |
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Mike wanted to talk to the lockmaster while he did that I watched the lock filling with water. |
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| There are also lines that can be used to hold the boat. |
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| Lots of boats on the Waterford wall this afternoon. The boat coming down the fairway is "Soul Shine" They ended up near the lock wall. |
