We have been stuck in Waterford for over a week due to so much rainfall that the locks have been closed. We have lots of company with boats lining the wall waiting for the locks to reopen. We originally planned on staying for three days or so as it is very nice area and free. There is a good breakfast joint three blocks away Don and Pauls. Groceries are good and about a half mile away. We unloaded the bike and went to Walmart and Napa. So we are all caught up on provisions. The other thing we have been working on is reducing our liquor, wine and beer supply in anticipation of crossing over into Canada. I could ask for forgiveness but we had a lot on board. I'm happy to report that we have been very successful in our mission for the time we have been here.
Well three days turned into five and then we were ready to go and we were told the locks were all closed due to high water and current flow. We ended up staying here for 9 days.
The delays has given us time to finish our sewing projects. The bimini extension has been completed and we were able to finish the covering over the cockpit.
There were some fun days too. On Sunday a Farmers Market was held at the Waterford free dock and they had live music too.
On Wednesday Gail Thomas organized a "Pot Luck" dinner and invited all the boats that were tied up along the wall. She even put together a sing along of "15 Years on the Erie Canal" and everyone joined in.
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