Today was supposed to be a day of rest.....Let's start off by saying that, REST to me, means a day with absolutely nothing to do...
I awoke at 4:00AM this morning, and at 7:00am I drove to Clyde to leave Dotties car at home.
At 8:00am I got my haircut.
Then, Andrea Steele, who works for me, drove me back to Mariner's Landing with a stop at Lake Shore Y&CC to pick up a few items that we had left on our dock there.
By 11:30AM we arrived at Mariner's Landing, picked up Dottie, and went to a place called Eddie's for lunch. An excellent choice for lunch just to let you know.
Back to the marina by 12:45, I took our two bikes off the main deck and wanted to go for a quick ride into town.....Needless to say, I got about 10 feet and the chain came off the sprocket. After sweating my face off in the 90 degree heat and high humidity, at about 2:30PM, I finally got it fixed along with remving the two fenders and tightening up all bolts on the bikes, and off to town we went.
Sylvan Beach is a real tourist community. Amusement park and all. Tuesdays are a busy day here, as are most days....There is a Farmer's Market with an excellent choice of fruit and veggies, then a motorcycle gathering called Bikes at the Beach until 7PM.
Though, we were back to the boat by 4:30PM, and Dottie decided on taking a quick nap before making dinner aboard..
We bbq'd some chicken, mixed it with a Ceasar Salad with some other goodies.....and dinner was done and cleaned up by 6:30PM. Off again into town, but our venture was cut short by a severe thunder and lightening storm.....actually, it felt nice. It broke all the humidity and the temps went down from mid-80's to mid 60's in about 15 minutes. Nice....and for once, welcomed.
We just finished watching Seinfeld on our TV, and now it is time for a cup of coffee and a piece of Eddies chocolate cream pie.....very yummy!!
More to come tomorrow.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Day One - LakeShore Y&CC to Verona
As promised, here is today's update.....
We left Lakeshore Y&CC at exactly 12 Noon. Oneida Lake was like a piece of glass with just a few ripples, mostly caused by the 10 or so other boats that we saw in our run.
The 22 mile hike to the east end of the lake went without issues and the day became a textbook example of how cruising should be done.
The weather was sunny and warm, with temps in the high 80's. We ran the whole lake at 1800RPM which gave us an average of 9 Knots Per Hour and we burned about 6 gallons of fuel.
We arrived at Mariner's Landing at 2:15PM, entering the harbor of Sylvan Beach at 2:00PM.
By the time we registered at the office, tied securely to the dock and ran our electric and water connection it was 2:45PM. We then left for the LakeView Country Restaurant in Sylvan Beach for lunch..
We paid ($1.25 per foot per day) for dockage until Thursday, the 2nd of August.
Mariners Landing Marina is an "Enterprise of the Oneida Indian Nation".
We left Lakeshore Y&CC at exactly 12 Noon. Oneida Lake was like a piece of glass with just a few ripples, mostly caused by the 10 or so other boats that we saw in our run.
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| Lucky Find III tied up at Mariner's Landing Marina in Verona, NY |
The weather was sunny and warm, with temps in the high 80's. We ran the whole lake at 1800RPM which gave us an average of 9 Knots Per Hour and we burned about 6 gallons of fuel.
We arrived at Mariner's Landing at 2:15PM, entering the harbor of Sylvan Beach at 2:00PM.
By the time we registered at the office, tied securely to the dock and ran our electric and water connection it was 2:45PM. We then left for the LakeView Country Restaurant in Sylvan Beach for lunch..
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| Diesel at $3.859......we will take on 200 gallons on Thurday before we leave here. |
Mariners Landing Marina is an "Enterprise of the Oneida Indian Nation".
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Upcoming Itinerary
The Erie canal, being what it is, boring and tiresome.....we plan on no more than 4 hours a day traveling time. Each time we travel, we will update this blog.....I Promise!!
Monday - July 30th.-We are due to arrive at the Mariner's Landing Marina (aka Skinner's Harbor) on Monday, July 30th. We will probably spend three days here. Mariner's Landing is an Oneida Nation owned Marina, and sells fuel, etc. At my last check, diesel fuel is $3.84.9 per gallon. Not too bad...LOL
(28 miles - 3 hours)
Thursday, August 2nd. - After we leave Mariner's Landing our next stop will be in Ilion, NY. It is a four hour ride from Verona (Sylvan) Beach to Ilion. We plan on staying at the Ilion Marina overnight. There is a nice little cafe, Ilion Dockside Cafe located here, and also Remington Firearms Co., a company that makes guns and ammunition
(4.0 hrs; and 42 miles.)
Saturday, August 4th. - From St. Johnsville, we travel about 2.5 hours and 23 miles into the Arrowhead Marina located in Glenville, NY, east of Lock 9.
(2.5 hours and 23 miles)
Sunday, August 5th. - One night at the Arrowhead is all we need, and then we move to the Schenectedy Yacht Club in Schenectedy, NY. My sister, Angela, lives a few miles from here, and she will be down to the docks to visit us for a while.
(3.0 hours and 28 miles)
Monday, August 6th. -
Tuesday, August 7th . - Blain's Bay Marina to Waterford, NY. When we leave Blain's Bay, we will do Locks 6 & 5 and then what is known as the Waterford Flight of Locks. They are Locks 4, 3, and 2....all in a row with NO stopping allowed once you begin.
Blains Bay to Waterford, NY is only a 3 hour run including lock through times. We plan on staying in Waterford two nights and leaving on Thursday the 9th of August, heading south through what is known as Lock 1 or the Federal lock or the Troy Lock. (45mins and 5 miles)
Wednesday, August 8th - Waterford, NY....resting for day
Thursday, August 9th - Finally we will hit the Hudson River today.When we leave Waterford, we will be heading south through what is known as Lock 1 or the Federal lock or the Troy Lock. Entering the Hudson River is a big step for us. I have not piloted a boat in tidal waters with a current since 1980.
Thurday, August 9th - Troy to Coeyman's NY. Coeymans Landing Marina. (1 hour and 10 miles)
Friday, August 10th - Coeymans Landing to Kingston, NY. (54 miles and 6 hours)
Saturday, August 11th - Kingston to Poughkeepsie. While in Poughkeepsie, we will stay at the Shadows Marina, which is one block from the Mid-Hudson Arena and the Grandview Hotel so that we may attend the 2012 NYS Funeral Directors Annual Convention.
August 12th (Sunday)through the 15th( Wednesday) are Convention Days.
Thursday, August 16th - We leave Poughkeepsie and either head south to NYC or North and return to Brewerton.....we are not sure as of yet. More to come as the time approaches, and decisions are made.
Here is a link to the canal mileage chart,
We started at mile marker #308 and we plan to finish the 2012 season at mile marker 0.
This particular leg of the trip is from mile marker 284( Sylvan Beach) to mile marker # 76 (Poughkeepsie) , for a total of about 208 miles.
Monday - July 30th.-We are due to arrive at the Mariner's Landing Marina (aka Skinner's Harbor) on Monday, July 30th. We will probably spend three days here. Mariner's Landing is an Oneida Nation owned Marina, and sells fuel, etc. At my last check, diesel fuel is $3.84.9 per gallon. Not too bad...LOL
(28 miles - 3 hours)
Thursday, August 2nd. - After we leave Mariner's Landing our next stop will be in Ilion, NY. It is a four hour ride from Verona (Sylvan) Beach to Ilion. We plan on staying at the Ilion Marina overnight. There is a nice little cafe, Ilion Dockside Cafe located here, and also Remington Firearms Co., a company that makes guns and ammunition
(4.0 hrs; and 42 miles.)
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| View from Ilion Marina |
Friday August 3rd- From Ilion it is eastbound another few hours to a favorite marina located in St. Johnsville, NY. St Johnsville NY is located on the canal just east of Lock 16.
(2.0 hours and 20 miles)
(2.5 hours and 23 miles)
(3.0 hours and 28 miles)
Monday, August 6th. -
Tuesday, August 7th . - Blain's Bay Marina to Waterford, NY. When we leave Blain's Bay, we will do Locks 6 & 5 and then what is known as the Waterford Flight of Locks. They are Locks 4, 3, and 2....all in a row with NO stopping allowed once you begin.
Blains Bay to Waterford, NY is only a 3 hour run including lock through times. We plan on staying in Waterford two nights and leaving on Thursday the 9th of August, heading south through what is known as Lock 1 or the Federal lock or the Troy Lock. (45mins and 5 miles)
Wednesday, August 8th - Waterford, NY....resting for day
Thursday, August 9th - Finally we will hit the Hudson River today.When we leave Waterford, we will be heading south through what is known as Lock 1 or the Federal lock or the Troy Lock. Entering the Hudson River is a big step for us. I have not piloted a boat in tidal waters with a current since 1980.
Thurday, August 9th - Troy to Coeyman's NY. Coeymans Landing Marina. (1 hour and 10 miles)
Friday, August 10th - Coeymans Landing to Kingston, NY. (54 miles and 6 hours)
Saturday, August 11th - Kingston to Poughkeepsie. While in Poughkeepsie, we will stay at the Shadows Marina, which is one block from the Mid-Hudson Arena and the Grandview Hotel so that we may attend the 2012 NYS Funeral Directors Annual Convention.
August 12th (Sunday)through the 15th( Wednesday) are Convention Days.
Thursday, August 16th - We leave Poughkeepsie and either head south to NYC or North and return to Brewerton.....we are not sure as of yet. More to come as the time approaches, and decisions are made.
Here is a link to the canal mileage chart,
We started at mile marker #308 and we plan to finish the 2012 season at mile marker 0.
This particular leg of the trip is from mile marker 284( Sylvan Beach) to mile marker # 76 (Poughkeepsie) , for a total of about 208 miles.
Cicero to Sylvan Beach.....New York
Tomorrow we cast off of Lake Shore Yacht and Country Club,Cicero, NY heading east on Oneida Lake to Sylvan Beach. It is about a 24 mile run, but 22 miles of it are spent traversing Oneida Lake.
We plan to spend a week there and canvass the area and it's ancient amusement park.
Actually we were scheduled to depart LSY&CC today, but there is a cruise ship that is in Sylvan Beach and we could not get a dock reservation.
Later on this week, I will publish our itinery for the trip from Sylvan Beach to Poughkeepsie on the Hudson.
Stay tuned........
We plan to spend a week there and canvass the area and it's ancient amusement park.
Actually we were scheduled to depart LSY&CC today, but there is a cruise ship that is in Sylvan Beach and we could not get a dock reservation.
Later on this week, I will publish our itinery for the trip from Sylvan Beach to Poughkeepsie on the Hudson.
Stay tuned........
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A month has passed....
This past month at Ess-Kay was fantastic....Dottie got caught up on the re-finishing of teak, and I caught up with the old timer's that come and go out of Ess-Kay Yards.
However, the summer being as short at it is in upstate, NY, it is now time to move on to our slip at the Lake Shore Yacht and Country Club in Cicero, NY.
It was a short ride to LSY&CC, distance of less than 10 miles and about 45 minutes. Yesterday, the weather cooperated fully, and we left Ess-Kay at around 11AM and arrived here in time for a nice lunch in their clubhouse. Jerry Puma, the club manager, welcomed us back and offered us the hospitality and "whatever you need" that you would expect from a private yacht club.
We decided that we would stay here about month, and the continue eastward to the Mariner's Landing Marina in Sylvan Beach. We have planned a few side trips, that I will let you know about in upcoming posts to this blog.
However, the summer being as short at it is in upstate, NY, it is now time to move on to our slip at the Lake Shore Yacht and Country Club in Cicero, NY.
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| Entrance to Clubhouse at Lake Shore Y & CC |
It was a short ride to LSY&CC, distance of less than 10 miles and about 45 minutes. Yesterday, the weather cooperated fully, and we left Ess-Kay at around 11AM and arrived here in time for a nice lunch in their clubhouse. Jerry Puma, the club manager, welcomed us back and offered us the hospitality and "whatever you need" that you would expect from a private yacht club.
We decided that we would stay here about month, and the continue eastward to the Mariner's Landing Marina in Sylvan Beach. We have planned a few side trips, that I will let you know about in upcoming posts to this blog.
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| Clubhouse at Lake Shore Yacht and Country Club |
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