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| Phoenix NY after a thunderstorm |
Our weekend in Phoenix NY was well spent on the town wall –
free tie up & 15 amp electricity!
We were there with Sanctuary, Southern Cross and Moon Shadow!! Always a good time! A walk through the village revealed hidden
treasures…including 3 different churches within walking distance.
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| The Lower Place, town wall, Phoenix NY |
Sunday morning Charlie & I walked to the First United
Methodist Church – they had a service at 8:45!
We were received with open arms and big smiles and oh, the beautiful
music! We both received such a blessing
and were so happy to share in their service.
The others split up and covered the 2 other churches…loopers all over
the place!
The Lower Place needed some attention “on the bottom” –
normal maintenance, but not something we are qualified to do. By 12:30 Sunday afternoon “Jay the SCUBA
diver” was gearing up to go under. After
months in salt water the “growth and gross” needed to come off. Over 2 hours later Jay (literally) came up
for air…as we were saying on land…Charlie’s bottom was scraped clean! Boating humor!!
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| Our buddy boats in Lock 1 - ummm...anyone read a weather report? |
While Jay was taking care of The Lower Place our buddy boats
decided to tackle the Oswego Canal and traverse locks 1 – 7. They tied to the lock wall before lock 8 –the
last lock before Lake Ontario – for the night.
Charlie & I stayed in Phoenix, tied to the wall safe &
sound! Thunder, lightening, sheets of
rain & dropping temps made me VERY happy to be sitting still (with a clean
bottom!).
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| Oswego Canal, Monday 6-26-2017 |
Monday morning brought clear skies & 56° for a 7:00 AM
departure. We were the only boat on the
canal and each lock master called ahead to announce our time to the next lock –
WONDERFUL!! By 10:30AM we completed the
Oswego Canal and had Lake Ontario straight ahead! WOW!!!!
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| Top of Lock 8-Oswego Canal! Lake Ontario straight ahead! |
Unlike our buddy boats, who crossed Lake Ontario & went
directly to Canada…we took a side trip – in true Lower Place fashion. By 3:30PM we were docked in Sackets HarborNY!! A wonderful village established in
1801 and very instrumental in the War of 1812…and just happens to be where I
spent the Christmas of 1985!!! They are
currently experiencing extreme flooding & only 1 marina had a floating dock
available – that’s fine with me, the last time I was here there was 100” of
snow on the ground!! I’m looking forward
to walking into town & seeing all the quaint shops & friendly
people!!! Oddly enough, the first
boaters we met are from Florida & Tennessee…they’ve been here for 27
years!! This could be a sign!!
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| Waterfront condos-blue barrels designate submerged docks. Wait...is that a COW?!? |
The weather is gorgeous today (Monday) but Tuesday doesn’t
look so promising OR consistent – each weather app has a different
forecast. So who knows how long we will
be here…maybe 27 years?
Even if your Monday is over by the time this is read…make
today a super fantastic day!!
God Bless!
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| Lake Ontario - doesn't get flatter than this! |
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