September 4, 2008
Very hot day, windless day and the day we chose to cross Lake Oneida...which was, to our surprise, discovered by Samuel de Champlain in one of his first voyages in the new world. Several French explorers have been here, including D’Iberville, LaSalle...where are my history books? That night we docked at the pier of Sylvan Beach..to the sound of the Beach Boys music! Every Thursday night, from 5h30 to dusk, amateurs of old cars gather in the Park. I liked the 1950's feel of the place

That evening, we met Mike on Resolute, a 27th footer of Midland Ontario who is also going south...finding it pretty challenging to lock by himself...his dog being of not much use except for his barking at the geese!

September 5, 2008

Our first rainy day..thanks to hurricane Hanna..but giving the mountainous landscapes a dramatic touch. And wait that you see Marleyne the lock witch.......

She dangles her stick, speaks a couple of magic words and voila, the huge guillotine type door o p e n s...