The trip down the Oswego and Erie Canals was beautiful! We had been told that it is an industrial canal with lots of traffic - for us this couldn't have been further from the truth - we saw no industrial activity on the banks and only one barge. Most of the time we were the only boat on the water, we only shared the locks twice during the whole trip and only saw a few boats going in the other direction. Overall it was a great trip with beautiful vistas as we motored down the canal. The one complaint we could have is that everything was closed down; we stayed at one marina that was closed for the winter. This did cause us a problem in that we couldn't buy diesel when we needed it (many of the places had gas, but not diesel). Ruth solved this for us by talking to a local woman in Schenectady about getting diesel. She was very helpful and drove Ruth to two gas stations in order to get us a jerry can of diesel - this was enough to last us until we could get some on the Hudson River.We have now done 66 Locks : 37 on the Rideau, 7 on the Oswego, and 22 on the Erie!
A buoy on the Erie  | ||||||
One of the highest lift locks in the world  | ||||||
Guard gate on the Erie |
