End of the ride - for this year! But not over yet!

Got up this morning, called the lockmaster at Lock 23- yep locks are open, but Lock 23 is broken - fixing it now...not sure how long before working....all we needed to hear....we untied the boat and took off around 8:00 a.m....whoa nellie....was it cold this morning...down to upper 30's...it was 41 degress when we left...boy were we not prepared for this cold of weather....at least not on the boat....we had sweatshirts, fleece jackets, gloves and still about froze to death...of course we were out in the wind and the boat speed affects it as well....we will be much better prepared for cold and rain, next Spring...

We got to Lock 23 at 9:30....we went thru the gates and changed sides that we lock thru (use to go to the right, we went to the left) made our best lock thru...no bumping or missing ropes or ladders or anything...went smoothly...of course our pass expired 2 days ago...we got through anyhow...no problem..I will write the NYS Canal Authority and see if we can get some money back...

then about an hour later we were into Oneida Lake and headed to Sylvan Beach...what a quiet ride down the canal, lovely homes - then part way to the lock, we started seeing other boats heading towards us...that meant the locks were working, yippy!

If we had to be stranded in a little town, no better than Phoenix, NY...loved the people and just everything...just needed to move on....

Landed at Sylvan Beach at 1:30 PM...Our daughter-in-law (Diane) picked us up a little after 2 PM...took us home so we could get our car....she had to go pick up the kids and then would meet us later at our grandson's (Steven's) soccer game. This was our first game to get to watch...we didn't think we would get to see any...it's funny how some things work out...he made 2 goals and 1 assist...our team won 4-2 I believe...hugs all around, then we headed to Phoenix to pick Ken's truck up, then back to Sylvan Beach to get some things off the boat...we have lots more to unload...we will go back tomorrow morning, move the boat to the marina then unload some more and then after they pull the boat, Ken will winterize it...that will be it.

Yes, we are disappointed that our trip ended after just 2 weeks...don't know why things happened like they did, but God willing and the creeks don't rise, this journey will start back up...


Thanks for following our journey with us!
Above all...
Thank God for blessing us and our Guardian Angels for watching over us!