Lake Huron

 Friday, August 19, 2022

Leaving Port Austin we made our way to Harrisville, MI, and maybe our favorite marina and town on Huron.  The weather was good...but the direction of the wind caused us to swing back and forth with the boat.  Waves were coming in on the side of the boat.  Wayne and I both took Bonine and tried our best to get Maggie to do the same.  Not even in a ball of banana would she consider it.  And...she was just fine.  It was a 53 mile trip today and we arrived at about 2:30.  

Harrisville Harbor Marina has a great location in town and is one of the most accommodating marinas we've ever had the pleasure of using.  They even have a courtesy van with which they will gladly take us to and from restaurants, or, in our case, to the grocery store in town.  I walked over for the exercise and called for a ride back with my loot.  

That evening we spent washing clothes.  Hey!  Do we know how to live or what?!  The marina has 2 washing machine and 4 dryers.  Perfect ratio for a large laundry job.

Saturday, August 20, 2022

We woke up this morning and the weather prediction for open lake travel (we were going to stick close to shore when possible...but would be passing by Thunder Bay and be in the "open lake."  Last night the forecast called for wind 5-10 and waves under 2 feet.  This morning it was wind 10-15 with gusts up to 20 and waves 1-3.  Hmmm.  We really wanted to go so we decided to start out and if we had trouble or it was too uncomfortable we'd duck into Alpena for the day.

Turns out, it was a great day for traveling where we were headed.  We had what is called a "following sea," which means the waves were hitting the back of the boat and taking us for a gentle ride.  Normally we'd be going 8.5 or 9.  Today, with the push from waves, we were going 9-10 mph almost the whole 57 miles.  We got here at 1:30 and docked among sailboats and catamaran.  

This place is so unique.  Looking at it with binoculars as we got close we saw the marina, building, and a whole lotta trees.  After we docked and started walking around we saw there was more.  Specifically, a deli right across the road with pizza, sandwiches...and ice cream!!  Oh, and there were about 2 houses in sight.  Feels very remote and very relaxing...

Tomorrow we're headed for Cheboygan, MI, about 57 miles from here....

 Tuesday, August 9, 2022

So...having the second full day at Erie, PA. we did some walking around and plotting further travels.  Erie looks like a town that is working hard to "come up."  Everywhere we looked (starting with our view of the marina from our deck) we could see road work and building projects going on.  Gannon University is right downtown, there's a gorgeous city library a couple of blocks from the marina...and it looked well used the afternoon I walked in to visit.  Across the street is the Erie metro transportation building (also new looking)...and I was impressed to see that the public library had signs posted there inviting those who had to wait to come visit the library!  The library is connected to a maritime museum and they share a "store" that was closed on the day I was there. ;-(

Maggie will miss the rabbits here when we leave.  We can't go out in the morning without seeing one.

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

We're OFF!  The weather looked good for travel so we left Erie, PA, and cruised (with some rolling around) down to Geneva State Park Marina at Geneva-on-the-Lake.  Left at 7:30 and got here at 2.We had stopped here on our last trip across Lake Erie...though neither of us remember being here.  Age??

It's a beautiful setting with fuel, restaurant and small ship's store.  The park in general is gorgeous and well maintained.  There's a lodge within walking distance to the marina and it looks very upscale.  Checking rates I see that we could get a room for two adults at $278/night with a two night minimum.  

As we checked in to the marina we received our long awaited "chip" from Navionics that we hope will solve our navigating issues...

Weather looks very "iffy" for leaving tomorrow so we'll probably get to work on that then...

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Well, sure enough, we're here for another day.  We might get to leave tomorrow afternoon and make a short trip over to Grand River on the lake.  We're learning to be flexible...and patient (that's the hard part, "patient"!)  Wayne's upstairs talking to Navionics and I'm hoping we get that issue solved today.  Meanwhile, we'll work on some other small chores and maybe do lunch at the little marina restaurant...

Now for some pics....

 Shot of Buffalo as we left...

 

 View of the Buffalo Harbor from our marina....

 

 View of the Erie Basin Marina dock in Buffalo...

 Beautiful flower garden by the Erie Basin Marina...Samples of various plants, labeled...

 

 

Dunkirk Yacht Club, Dunkirk, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth in the water...

Entering the harbor area at Erie, PA, heading for our slip at Wolverine State Park Marina...

 

 

Came in through this entrance at Geneva...The green and white "light

house" was our marker for getting into the entrance.... Took a while to 

spot it!!

 

Pics from our walk yesterday afternoon ...

 

 

Walk to the lodge...

 

 This morning from our spot in the marina....Red skies in the morning.....

 

 

 

 And scenes of the waves spilling up over a little barrier at the beach...

 

 Thursday, August 4, 2022 - Friday, August 5

Left North Tonawanda, NY, this morning and headed on down to Buffalo, NY, where we had reserved a slip at the Erie Basin Marina for a couple of nights in the hope of collecting a number of Amazon deliveries.  The trip “up” the river to Buffalo involved going through a lock which bypasses the Niagara River, on which we’d  be traveling against the current and in really rough waters.  The lock only operates on the hour (down bound) and half hour (up bound).  We were there about 5 til the hour so had a bit of a wait…but transiting the lock was easy.  On to Erie Basin Marina….

Checked in and had a few pieces of orders waiting on us.  As that day and the next passed we had one more little order, but the things we really wanted to arrive…didn’t.  Everyone seemed to have trouble finding the place.  Usually things are delivered to the marina office.  In this case, the marina office was so far away from the entrance that it couldn’t be seen.  We tried to have delivery services (we had ‘em all…UPS, USPS and Amazon) meet us at the entrance gate…but that never happened.  We had to cancel about 8 items and reorder them to be delivered on down the way.  Bummer!

We did fill our need for a beef on Weck, which is said to have originated in Buffalo.  “A Weck or Wecken in this dish is short for Kummelweck which is like a kaiser roll topped with salt and Caraway seeds.  Then the sandwich is piled high with roast that is not overcooked.  The top bun’s dipped in a bit of beef au jus before you top this marvel.   Serve it with some french fries a side of hot horseradish, a cup of au jus for dipping, and a dill pickle spear.” ’Twas delicious!

Saturday, August 6, 2022 -

Traveled today from Buffalo to Dunkirk Yacht Club, Dunkirk, NY.  Friendly little club sitting right on the edge of Lake Erie.  We’re still using the iPad to show routes and manage changing course to the “auto pilot.”  Ah!  but soon we’ll have the replacement chip in our hands….sigh.
 

Sunday, August 7, 2022 -

Traveled to the Wolverine State Park Marina n Erie, PA.  The waves were a problem today.  They were at least 2 feet and coming from the West so they were right on “our nose.”  Wayne and I both took a Bonine for assurance that we would not become incapacitated.  We questioned giving Maggie part of one…but decided to talk with the vet first.  Turns out, she had no problem with these conditions… 

This marina turns out to be right next to the town’s conference center and in the company of
a couple of hotels, convention center, etc.  Oh.  And there’s a huge reworking of roads right here. We're dodging all sorts of equipment just to get out of the driveway.
 

Took a look at the weather outlook for near shore cruising on Monday when we planned to leave for Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH.  Wasn’t looking too good, but we’ll check on Monday morning.

Monday, August 8, 2022 -

Yep, Small Craft Warning today for near coast marine travel.  Ah, we’ll have “stuff” that needs to be done anyway.  Staying here another night and rearranged plans for tomorrow.  One of those things to do was order groceries for delivery…which we did.  As I took Maggie for a mid-day walk, though, I remembered that the whole marina parking lot was being torn up and there seemed no way for a delivery person/vehicle to make it through.  I mentioned this to the lady construction worker and she assured me they’d get ‘em through.  This seems to be a pattern for us and deliveries!!!

Our other project for today was to clean out the water strainers on the boat.  There's a lot of “growth” in the waters up here and the systems that use water (air conditioning, for instance) can gather pieces of plants, etc., in the strainers and cause a problem.  The strainers are in the engine room…which is under the salon floor.  We removed all three sections of the floor to access the strainers…but could only actually get to one.  These had just been cleaned at Ess-Kay Marina when we had the oil changed and the strainer we could reach didn’t have much in it.  We decided to put the floor back down and wait a while to clean the other, as of now unreachable, strainers.  We started putting the floor down with the slimmest piece which fits under the unmovable couch.  It wouldn’t go.  We were both dripping with sweat and effort and thought we were going to have to “call someone.”  Then we decided to at least put down the other two pieces.  Having that done, we realized we could sit on those pieces and push on the little one with our feet and got it in!!  Ah, the small victories…

Tuesday, August 9, 2022-

Same song, second verse: no going today because of wind and waves.  Tomorrow really looks good for now.  Needless to say, we’ll check it out tomorrow morning for the “real” data…

Pictures for this blog will come later.  Internet too slow!!

 

Day 4 in North Tonawanda, NY

Yesterday we collected our laundry, with the help of an Uber.  Then we tackled the issue that’s been with us since we started this trip: our navigation system doesn’t work as it’s supposed to.  We should be able to pull up a route that we’ve set up on the iPad and have our boat automatically follow the route.  Apparently, there was a problem with the “chip” installed…and we had to lift the upstairs helm panel (HEAVY!!!) to get the minuscule chip out and then spend hours talking to Navionics…and this morning to Raymarine.  Part of the issue was fixed, but as of this moment it still doesn’t work right.  Wayne’s upstairs now working on it with phone in hand…

Meanwhile, Maggie and I had our morning walk and came upon a “watch cat” at one store window.  The cat had been snoozing until Maggie stopped to check it out, at which time the cat sprang into attack mode and slapped the window with it’s claws extended…







Walking back to the boat I snapped this picture of how things are during the week here.  We’re the lone boat at the very end of the left bank….





Oh, and that bridge behind us with the huge cement “masher” poised above the boat (at least it is in the picture…)?  That’s a bascule bridge built to allow tall vessels to pass under when the concrete block is allowed to lower.   See more about it here:
https://theniagarabranch.wordpress.com/2015/07/25/bascule-bridge-at-north-tonawanda/

Speaking of that bridge…kids have been jumping off the bridge every day we’ve been here.  Sunday there were about 8 or 9 kids repeatedly jumping…until the police arrived and took “information” from all of them…which I bet included parents’ address.  Then, today, again more jumpers….

Wayne's still at work with the navigation system....sigh.  You might want to see what has to be done to the upstairs helm to access this teeny, tiny chip...

 Saturday, July 30, 2022 - The best laid plans...

So, our aim today was to go from Brockport to Lockport and spend the night there.We hadn't identified a specific place in Lockport...but, it being the location of the Erie Canal Discovery Center, we were sure there must be space available for overnight dockage.  Wrong.  

Early in the day we got behind a boat named Cat Nap and followed it until they left the Erie Canal.  The areas we passed through today were very much agricultural with fields of corn and large farms.  Beautiful!  Cat Nap was going to try for Buffalo this evening so we were both interested in going as fast as we could and still be mindful of areas requiring "no wake."  It made for a longer day.  We got to Lockport and Maggie Jo looked for a good place to tie up on the lower side of the locks (there are two locks connected, a flight it's called) and found only one area with a park...but there were woven wires running along the docking wall and we decided to go on up the locks with Cat Nap.  That is until we hailed the lock and were told we should tie up to the wall and wait until signaled to come in.  Obviously they were having a problem with the lock.

We did as told and waited there about 1/2 hour until a truck drove by with the replacement lock tender.  He said he would check on it and let us know what's going on.  He no sooner got there than he called back and said we could come on in...which we did.  Into the first lock...up a good ways...gate opens and we sail into the 2nd lock, a bit shorter ride... and out of the locks on the Erie!! Last locks!!

We tried hard to find a place to tie up for the night but it just wasn't there.  Might as well go on over to North Tonawanda NY and spend the night in the Gateway Harbor there.  It was 6:30 before we reached the harbor (we left Brockport at 7:30) because it was mostly "inhabited" waters we passed though and we were constantly in "no wake" zones.  

When we finally came upon the harbor it looked completely full...just like it would be on the Saturday night it was.  We went up and down and finally spotted a place but got beat out by a boat that crossed the harbor to land it first.  Glancing across the harbor we saw a smaller boat leaving and the space left looked big enough for us.  We crossed the harbor and, wind playing with us all the way, Wayne got it in there!  People were gathered to see the show!  

We settled in for a stay of 2 nights...maybe more.  $35/night with water and power.  The upper deck was a perfect hang-out to take in all the activity and relax at the end of a LONG day!

 First, a view of us parked in the North Tonawanda Basin

 

 

 

And photos gathered along the way from Brockport...

 

 

Brockport main street

 

 

Oh, if only we could go 40mph!!

 

 

Horse statues are everywhere up here to acknowledge their  part in the early days of Erie Canal when barges were pulled along by horses on the path alongside.

 

Sunday, July 31, 2022  

This morning we lazed around a while after both having a good night's sleep.  Then we decided to get an Uber, drop off our laundry for wash and fold, and let the Uber drop us off for groceries.  Baskets full, we called another Uber and made it back to the boat in pretty good time.  This afternoon we've relaxed and settled into watching the boats and people passing time.

One thing to mention here: Maggie May has learned she can jump from the boat onto the wall or dock we're tied to.  So far, she's still with us...but it's added a whole 'nuther aspect to having her aboard.  Needless to say, she can't be on deck by herself!

We've signed up for a third night here so we have another day of rest to look forward to. ;-)  Then we'll head to Buffalo for several days.

On to the eastern side of Erie Canal…

 Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Woke up this morning to 58 degrees!!  At last!!!  We did our usual get ready routine and left for Lock 23, which was relatively close to us.  We were leaving the lock at 7:30.  Eight hours later we are tied up below Lock 25 having gone 53 miles. Needless to say, it took a while to transit the rivers between locks.  For one thing, much of this water had houses and docks along the side…read: slow going.  And then there’s always the time it takes to ready the lock when you approach and then to lock through.  But…we didn’t get hot until we stopped. ;-)

Again we had a lovely “back yard” for Maggie to romp around in….

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Got out early again and traveled to Fairport, NY, today going though 5 or so locks. (They’re all alike now!)  The scenery was more remote…not as many homes by the water…so we made good time.  The only thing that started slowing us down was the railroad bridges we had to fit under.  Our boat measures 15.5 feet.  The bridges up here don’t have depth gauges so it’s hard to tell whether the water level is up (easier trip under) or down (will we still have a bimini top on the boat when we’re through).  One of the lock masters warned us of a 15.5 ft. bridge coming up. Gulp.  Turns out there we at least 6-10 inches (as it looked to me as I was standing on the back of the boat while Wayne drove slowly under.  AND A TRAIN CAME THOUGH, to make it worse.  We survived.  But we are going to have to go through a practice session on letting the bimini top down.

While in one of the locks, as we’re hanging on to our nasty lines and trying to fight the wind, the lady in the boat next to us started asking questions about our boat…and finally asked if they could come see it that evening in Fairport.  I told her that would be fine…but that we don’t make up the bed when traveling like this.  ;-)  

We got to Fairport and found a nice place on the wall right beside the bridge.  Great deal here for docking, water, and electric $14/night.  If you want to stay more than 14 days you need to talk to the dock master for info.  I was just getting ready to take Mags for a walk when Janet and Peter came to see the boat.  They have a Mainship, too, but it’s smaller.  It’s a sedan, i think.  Anyway, they came through to see our size and layout because they are interested in buying one. Nice people..from Florida…who want to live up here in the summer and store the boat in Brewerton, NY.

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Today was a nice catch up day.  Fairport has a a UPS store within easy walking distance, so I was able to make Amazon return.  I also got a few necessary items from the small grocery store nearby that sells mostly locally made foods…and visited my favorite store ever, Crafts Bits and Pieces.  It’s a thrift store that benefits elderly population here.  They also have a tool thrift store. I came away with two storage cases for my collage papers…and an antique tool that enlarges an image for drawing.  

AND…I visited the public library which is in the same shopping center as the UPS, craft, and tool stores.  I was hoping they had bags or t-shirts  that I could buy…but no.  The library has an interesting story about how it came to be in the shopping center.  They had a building that had been erected back in the 30's and by the 70's they needed more space.  The town decided to lease space in the shopping center.  In 1978 the library was moved by over 400 local residents, a box at a time.

For lunch we had hamburger from local restaurant and it was delish!  There was a nice breeze today and it felt especially good if you stayed in the shade, which is what we did.  Tomorrow we’re going to go under the lift bridge and head on over to Holly, NY for the night.  We’re planning on being in Buffalo, NY, August 4 and 5 to catch prescriptions and Amazon stuff.

Friday, July 29, 2022

Well...plans have changed.  Instead of going to Holly, NY, today we're going to Brockport, which is only a few miles from Holly.  We've been to Holly and decided to do Brockport this time.  ;-)

The trip was easy and pleasant.  Temps in the mid-70's and a good breeze blowing kept me in long sleeves until we tied up to the Brockport wall.  Cost for the night is $20 and includes water, electric, wifi (open, of course), and laundry.

The only grief we suffered today was going under a TON of bridges and sweating out clearing many of them.  It's a good thing water is down a bit on the Erie Canal or we'd be boating in a convertible look (top down!)  We also had several life bridges, beginning with the one in Fairport.  Easy, peasy.  Call the bridge tender and request a trip through.  One little hang up in Spencerport.  The bridge tender didn't answer our call.  We finally tied up to the side of the basin and Wayne went off to find the person in charge.  Meanwhile, Maggie and I took a short walk.  Bottom line, the bridge tender missed the call out (he came back to his office just as Wayne was going into town to find our if the bridge opened on request...or only on the hour, as some bridges do.  Anyway, we all got back to the boat and made it easily through.

Beautiful scenery as we went...and I'm just going to put some of the photos in now...

 Another stay on lock wall

Artful arrangement on by the lock

Fairport with boats on both sides of the

canal.  We're way back on the left side with 

beige top...

Ben, we found your boat...

 

ON THE ERIE...

Monday, July 18, 2022

Lonnnggg trip today from Norrie Marina to the Troy City Marina.  We left early and traveled 63 miles to get there.  Last time we stayed here they had a city dock that would allow one to stay for days.  They converted that to a marina with fee of $2/ft.  Still, it was worth it.  Water, electricity, easy access to downtown services.  That evening we did take out from a local bar for supper.  

Next morning we ordered groceries for delivery from Walmart and took laundry to local  laundromat for wash, dry, fold service (Big Lou's charged only $25 for washing, drying and folding or hangers!!)…that with the help of Uber.  And we planned out our routes up and across the Erie Canal.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Our spot at the Troy City Marina.. and leaving Troy that morning.

We left Troy City Marina at around 6:30AM, knowing the federal lock, a short distance from our location, would open at 6AM.  There were 3 boats ahead of us as we approached the lock and we ended up traveling with them to the end of our day.  They were all Loopers…one doing it for the second time (by the color of flag they flew).  

The beginning of the day was very pleasant…and, shall I say…cool and breezy.  Well.  We all know that can’t last!  The weather was pleasant as long as you were moving.  Stop, and the heat caught up to you.

The locks were our issue today.  One of the boats we were following had no sense of their effect on the rest of the “party”.  When entering the lock, no one knew where that boat was going to go: starboard tie up (right side of the boat tied to wall) or port (left side tie up.)  Everyone else had to adjust accordingly.  In the first lock, this boat ended up being tied up to the left wall from the front of the boat…but the stern (back of the boar) was slowly floating to the right side of the lock and in danger of hitting the boat tied up there!

The wind, which had felt so refreshing as we started out this morning, turned into a real issue as the day went on.  Looking at stats on the weather app, the average wind speed was 13 mph and wind gusts went up to 24 mph.  That made locking through interesting, too.  Bottom line, we decided to stop our cruise today at Lock 9.  We all had to line up on the stern side to tie up in the lock and we barely fit in as the last boat there.  We’d already decided to stay at one of the tie up areas by the lock and as soon as we came out we headed for the north side of the channel and a long wall with places to tie up.  We started towards it and the wind kicked in big time.  One of the lock attendants came over and helped up get onto the wall.  Sigh!  We’d had it for the day.

Shut down the engine and turned on the generator.  Things have been better ever since. ;-)  Took Maggie for a walk in the nearby field asap.  Later I took her out with her e-collar on (read:stops the dog with a vibration on the collar…or a zap of “juice.”  She got to run off leash with this set up for the first time on this trip!  This dog LOVES to run !!

Plans for tomorrow are to make it to Little Falls and tie up on a wall there.   Field beside the dock at Lock 9...

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Today was a good day.  We left Lock 9 mooring early and traveled all the way to Little Falls, NY.   We went through 7 locks…and every one is different!  Some have large, 6” diameter poles that we can loosely tie up to for the trip up (all of the locks since we started have been moving higher and higher in elevation. Other locks have small steel lines in a recessed channel that you can loop a line around to hold the boat in place. All locks seem to have at least a couple of stairs leading from the top of the lock down to below boat level.  These we can loop a rope around and hold the boat close to wall.  Only hassle with that is that you have to take the rope off and loop it around a higher rung as the boat “climbs” the wall.  All locks have a bunch of  long lines hanging from the top of the lock for boaters to grab onto and try to keep the boat from swinging out as the water rises and you encounter the wind.  I don’t like those lines.  Too easy to “get away from you” which is when I yell WAYNE!!!!  I guess we learned a while ago that if you can “snug up” to the lock wall, the boat will move less and suffer less damage.  It was just hard to do that on most of these locks.  Funny, but I don’t remember that being the case last trip through….

The poor boat is a mess after all this tying up to lock walls.  The walls are flaky dirty and wet.  The rope I used to tied up to ladders or slide along the poles or metal lines is filthy.  Thank goodness for my “boat gloves!”  When we get to Ess Kay Boat Yard in Brewerton we’ll clean her up!!

We stopped today right before Lock 17 at Little Falls, NY.  We stayed there in the same place last time through.  We didn’t go into town…just gave Maggie a good walk on a nearby trail, settled in for the evening with generator running and air conditioner pushing out cool air. ;-)  Little Falls has some gorgeous stone banks...

Thursday, July 21, 2022

We were ready to go through Lock 17 and called the lock at 6:50AM.  Other locks we’d been through opened at 6.  This lock opens at 7.  Well, it was almost 7:30 before we entered the lock.  Hmmm.  As we entered the lock we heard a weird sound coming from the bow thruster.  We both sort of blanched at that because we’d had trouble with Journey on the last trip through, we thought this might be the same thing…and that would be…strange.  Turns out we didn’t have any more troubling sounds from it today and will check it out at Ess Kay Boat Yard if we go.

The rest of the day went well.  We had planned to go all the way to Sylvan Beach, NY, before crossing Oneida Lake, but the wind started picking up and it poured rain on us for a brief period.  We decided to just stop on the west side of Lock 22, south bank.  It’s perfect for us, and Maggie!  Huge field by the boat so I took her out for a romp, again with her “E” collar on for safety.  She had a ball!!

Our spot below Lock 22 and looking at sunrise there the next morning

Friday, July 22, 2022

Today we got up our usual “early” and traveled from west side of Lock 22 to Oneida Lake.  In doing so, we passed by Sylvan Beach.  Neat little town and a beautiful beach area park.  They have a free wall and we stayed here for a few days on one of our trips.

The weather was perfect as we crossed Oneida Lake, 20.51 miles.  The only “issue” came in dodging fishing boats!  They insist on being right on our course of travel!  ;-)  We were at Ess-Kay Boat Yard in Brewerton, NY, where we had a reunion with Kim who, with her husband, have run the boat yard since she graduated from college.  She was telling us that she had her sights on becoming a financial something, but when she told her father (the business owner then) he told her she’d be coming to work with him.  “I paid for your college and now you’ll pay me back.”  She’s been here ever since and is obviously very happy here and has a great business.  We’re going to be here until Monday or Tuesday (depending on when Amazon packages arrive on Monday).  Monday morning the crew here will change the oil and filters on the engine and generator.

Along the way...

 

 

 

Obviously I have a park along the banks of the Oneida Lake!

 

Other photos from our trip to Ess-Kay Boat Yard...and of the boat yard itself..

 

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Maggie and I got out for a walk this morning…down a 2-lane road with houses on one side and woods on the other.  Good for jumping outta the way when pickup trucks come barreling by.  Yes, even in Brewerton, NY!  Well, it is a very small town…

Ess-Kay has a courtesy car that we checked out for a couple of hours.  We got some basics at Walmart…then went to Wegman’s for groceries.  Nirvana!!  Stocked up on goodies and necessities…then back to the boat to settle in for a lazy afternoon…naps, too

Sunday, July 24, 2022

This morning Maggie and I went in the other direction on said road and toured Brewerton.  One main street with sidewalks a few shops, and a few “once were” shops.  Our walk took us to the waterside park, small and clean…and then we turned around and walked back.  About 45 min. and it did us both good.

 In "downtown" Brewerton I saw this gorgeous old church.  Apparently it's used now for things like weddings and art shows....

We have the car booked again for a couple of hours.  There’s still room in the freezer and Wayne needs a “spider brush” from Ace Hardware to fight the never ending battle against spiders on a boat…