Since we were stranded in Cape May two weeks ago I have wondered why the Canals were closed. The emails from the New York Canal System kept stating there was flooding, missing buoys, and dangerous floating debris. Today we were able to travel the "so called" dangerous waters (restricted to "no wake" for the first 30 miles). After cruising this section of the canal, I am really surprised the Canal managers opened it. There was enough timber floating down the river to build a lodge, the fields were flooded (cows competing with carp for prime grazing), and there was a very swift current, slowing our progress and making the locks difficult to navigate.
It was a ball !
We cruised 80 miles today and are docked just outside Syracuse, only 110 miles from Buffalo.
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| Now we can see why they had the canal closed. |
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| Small obstructions like this kept us on our toes. |
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