This morning we resumed our trip. It was Saturday and lots of people were out fishing. We passed a few villages and vacation areas. The typical scenery was much as shown here.
The Peterborough lift locks were reached around noon time. We entered an open ended box, tied up and saw a door come up that sealed the box. Before long our box, with water and our boat, started to rise 65 ft. At the same time a box came down on the other side of this lift. When at the top, the door in front of us dropped down and we were able to move out. How clever!
This morning we received an email from our Sutton Bay, MI boating friends. We had met this couple at a marina near Croton-on-Hudson and later again saw them in Kingston, NY. They were waiting for the Erie Canal to reopen and we suggested taking the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence routing. We stayed in contact and kept one another updated as to our progress. This morning's email mentioned boat transmission problems while inside Lock 25. This required that their boat be pulled from Lock 25 to a tie-up place. Around 4:30 p.m. we reached Lock 25 and again met Warren and Kristin. After hugs and kisses, we had a glass of wine and decided to dine together on-board the Marco Polo II. Thressa made the lasagna and Kristin took care of the salad and bread. Warren and I took care of the wine. Our dinner was finished with an ice cream desert. We had a great time and will certainly stay in contact with this great couple. It is our hope that they will soon be able to resume the trip.
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