As we head west on the Erie Canal, there is a junction where loopers often head north along the Oswego Canal to Lake Ontario and north to explore Canadian waterways. With the Canadian border still closed due to COVID, if a looper boat can sneak under several 15’ bridges, the most expeditious route is to […]
Slo Pace Goes Topless! Read More »
Malleable Murphy here “chillaxing” to the max because, well, there was this one little incident last week. The one thing about hanging on the trawler is that when you see your buddy far off in the distance and you bolt over SEA AND LAND to visit him, well, let’s just say not everyone is exactly
Murphy’s View: I sorry Read More »
This last week has been another fun adventure – complete with transiting through 23 locks on the eastern end of the Erie Canal. Whew! The Erie Canal winds its way from the Hudson River near Albany, NY all of the way to Buffalo, NY on Lake Erie, over 350 miles with an elevation change of
Slo Pace: Eastern Erie Canal Read More »
Some things are just worth waiting for. After departing New York Harbor, we enjoyed our first day cruising up the Hudson River and arrived at Croton-on-Hutson on Saturday, June 5th for 6 days. Why 6 days? Waiting for a weather window? Nope. Chris on Betty Gail had scored reservations for the 4 of us at
Slo Pace: A Different Type of Week Read More »
We made it to New York City! One of the highlights of the Great Loop is to cruise next to the Statue of Liberty while a fellow boater takes your picture. We were fortunate our friends, Roger & Chris on Betty Gail, were cruising with us, so we took pictures of each other’s boats as
Slo Pace: Delaware City to New York City Read More »