Day 2 started with the promise of overcast skies and the threat of rain, destination Whitehall. Weather held out, with only a bit of mist, scattered sprinkles and calm seas. Total travel time of 5.5 hours. We passed under the Crown Point Bridge, by Fort Ticonderoga and several nesting osprey .
Concerned where we might find diesel fuel when we started on the Champlain Canal we hoped to top off our tanks while still on Lake Champlain. With no diesel available at Westport Marina we weren't sure how far we would need to travel to find it. Whitehall Marina, right before the start of the canal at Lock 12, was our opportunity. Captain and crew of "S.L.O. Dancer" (from Morro Bay, California) caught our lines. They are looping and headed north to enjoy our beautiful lake and then on to Canada.
Next came the Lock. We have quite a bit of lock experience but it has been a while. Piece of cake. We did a double take after leaving the lock when we realized we needed to lower our mast and antennas to make sure we could safely clear the bridge right in front of us. I'm glad no one was filming me as I climbed onto the summer kitchen to watch while we passed under.
We joined 2 other Looper boats tied to the free wall. Whitehall offers space, free electricity and a beautiful bath house for boats traveling through. We shared info about our travel so far with "Happy Daze Looping" (Alabama), "The Great Life" (Ohio) and "S.L.O. Dancer". They definitely had more to share than we did!
Overall, a good day.
On to Fort Edward on the Champlain Canal tomorrow.
6 comments:
Sounds like a good day!! Safe travels! Tiffany
Great post! Thanks for the many pics! Have a great day! Dad is here having a coffee and a homemade doughnut.🥰
Glad to see you are having a great time. We are tracking your progress every day. Thanks for the blog posts!
Thanks everyone. I'm glad the you can share our travels.
Anyone that has ever sat and had a drink or meal, maybe taking a stroll along the boats, at the Naked Turtle, in Plattsburgh, NY. Or had dreams of owning and traveling on one of those big boats will love your log. Take us along and give us some wonderful insight in a world, many of us can only dream about. Rock On!
Thanks for following us. We did a lot of dreaming and planning to make this happen. Love to know who and how many people are tagging along! Peg
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