We navigated the last 5 locks this morning and docked at the town dock in Waterford. This section of the canal is called the Waterford Flight; the five locks in this section drop a total of 169 feet in a half mile. This is the biggest drop in the shortest distance for any canal in the world. The locks in this section were all rebuilt after the flood that wiped out this area in 2011 so are in great condition.
While Al tended to some chores onboard I went and did laundry and picked up some groceries. I also got a haircut in town for just $15! Tonight we are having Pasquale and Rob from HammerTime 2 over for dinner. Believe it or not I have been cooking every night, thank goodness for allrecipes.com LOL
We will be entering the Hudson River tomorrow where we will pass through the last lock at Troy, NY then will stop at Hop-o-Nose marina in Catskill to have the mast put back up. All the bridges from this point on are either lift/swing bridges or high enough for us to pass under. It will be nice to get the sails up at least some of the time instead of running the motor.
