Waterford
Monday, June 13th, had us headed to Waterford and our first lock on the Erie Canal. We pulled away from the dock about 6:30 a.m. to head to Coeymanns to top off our tanks because they had diesel for $5.95 per gallon. It is incredible to think that is a deal, but we had seen it over $7.00. The further north you go, the higher it gets. We topped off and headed upstream.
We went by the capital of New York, Albany, along with Troy. Yes, that is where Troy-built rototillers were built. Any of you who had a real garden know that those tillers were considered top of the line. We then turned off the Hudson and started our journey on the famed Erie Canal, passing through the first lock, E1. It went pretty smoothly, and shortly after, we were at Waterford. They have a really nice free wall where cruisers can tie up and even get power if needed.
We got settled and jumped on the urban assault vehicles and headed out to explore. We stumbled across a trail called the Old Champlain Canal Trail. It followed the abandoned canal with many ruins along the way. It went on for 5 miles through marsh, meadows, forest, and even some industrial areas. One of the things NY got right is that they have hundreds of miles of trails directly along the canals. My understanding is that you can ride from Albany to Buffalo. The admiral served a wonderful dinner on board, followed by an early bedtime. We would need our strength as we would be doing a lot of heavy lifting the following day! More on that in our next post.
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