That's it, we are there: between Lock #7 and Lock #8 in Oswego. The NW-W wind has been blowing hard today 20+ knots: its quite cool, 20C, and makes the tying up in the lock a bit stressful. But the captain has been doing a great job of getting in and out despite the strong breeze without a hitch. And me, with my yellow gloves, I have been mastering ropes and ladder!

The skies are cloudy, the strong breeze making it inhospitable, nothing tropical here...Even at the Oswego Marina, 3 Bassin street, the reception is inhospitable: you know this type of person who keeps doing her work without looking at you even though you are 6 inches from her face! and who then groughly ask:What do you want? So that's Oswego Marina where we have to put the mast on the boat...not much choice in the matter. The "kind" female at the reception desk had us sign on the dotted line that for every hour spent at the dock (to tie things up) we would be charged $30.oo...greedy greedy Oswego marina! Luckily, the important person in this whole story, Bernie, who sets up the mast, is a nice guy: we need to do our share of the work with him, however, as he is the only one doing the job. Hopefully, the wind will be down or else we must stayin Oswego until Monday.






It is quite nice, though, to stay at the wall; it is free (part of the NY Canal system) versus staying at the wall below the locks where it costs $20.00/night (charged by the city of Oswego). We have Internet access here and it is just a nice walk in town. Not much going on this Friday night because it's freezing out there!