Today finds us travelling in our first 'flotilla' on the canal. We spent most of the day with three other boats as we worked our way through six locks. Imagine our surprise when we pulled into the first lock, and the Christ Craft cruiser ahead of us was Dennis Turner's Ricochet. Dennis was Commodore of Edison Boat Club in 1994, when I was the Commodore of DYC. What a coincidence!!!
This picture shows the two sail boats that we travelled with today. We all ended the day at the same dock in Canajoharie and had 5:30 cocktails in the pavillon by the dock - just like West End at the DYC.
We saw our first 'commercial' traffic on the Canal today as we passed this barge heading westbound. We took notice, as there is very little traffic of any sort on the canal.
This is the lock door in Little Falls. It represents the largest lift on the canal, at 40 feet. We were downbound, and the lockmaster was in a hurry. It felt as though he had pulled the bathtub drainplug, as we quickly descended the distance.
We wished that our next lockmaster had been as quick to drop the waterlevel, as a nasty squall hit just after we entered the lock. The two sailboats and Monarch had to hold on tight to the lines to maintain our positions, as the wind blew the rain sideways. Even with our Europa side overhangs, we both were soaked to the skin. Fortunately, it was in the mid 70's, and so weren't too uncomfortable. Great lightening show with thunder rolled through.
Here is a picture of Little Falls as we approached the lock. We have heard this is a great place to stop and from what we can see, we are adding it to our itinerary for our next trip.
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