Todays Trip Day 13 Start 8:20am End 1:40pm Underway 3:17 hours Distance 16.7 Av Speed 5.1 Today we started the Erie Canal. There are 5 locks with in the first 2 miles of the Erie Canal. These locks are known as the Filght of Five, and raise you 170. Each lock lifts you approximately 35 feet. There is no where to stop between the these locks, and takes about two hours to complete. Lock under the Video tab to see a time lapse video of our trip of both th...

Todays Trip Day 12 Start 8:20am End 12:05pm Underway 3:08 hours Distance 21.5 Av Speed 6.8 We left Shady Harbor Marina today to head to the Erie Canal. It is only about 22 miles but we encounterd our first lock. While we were both apprehensive about the lock, it was very simple. Most of the trip was the very picturesque, that we have become use to on the Hudson River. While there were a couple of comercial docks, there were not many. The first larg...

Todays Trip Day 11 Start 8:30am End 12:45pm Underway 4.5 hours Distance 35.6 Av Speed 8.7 Today we went from Kingston NY to New Baltimore NY. While there was not any one thing that stood out, the ride was spectacular. There were move towns and houses right on the river, than the lower sections. We passed everything from little shanties, to large estates. The one thing they all have in common is the great view. There were also a couple of seemingly...

Todays Trip Day 10 Start 8:10am End 3:20pm Underway 5:50 Hours Distance 47.5 Miles Av Speed 8,4 Knots We had a beautiful ride up the Hudson today passing places like Bear Mountian, Bannerman Castle, West Point, and countless freight trains, marina's and homes on the river banks. West Point from the river is an incredible site, The massive stone buildings tower over the river bank, It is hard to imagine how they b...

Goodbye Lady Liberty, Hello rain!!!! Today would have been a better day to just curl up on the couch and read a book, then going for a boat ride up the Hudson River. All night long I could hear the foghorns of the ships anchored in the harbor, and wonder just how bad the morning was going to be. We woke up to moderate rain with 1-2 miles of visability. While it was not the best weather to boat it, it was not that bad. We decided to pull anchor and head to ou...