Day #340 - Waterford, NY
July 6th, 2009The 7th Annual Steamboat Meet is officially over as the last boat pulled out of the harbor, steam rolling and tooting his horn.
This sign sits under a bridge next to the town docks. At first glance it appears to upside down as these usually read in reverse and tell you the clearance under the bridge considering the height of the water. If that were the case it would have taken off our entire flybridge so we proceeded through and it must be the water height.
Andy stayed behind this morning to catch up on a little varnishing as the weather was sunny, warm, clear and low humidity. High today predicted to be 84. Patti, Brad and I rode our bikes around town. This pretty little park sits on the river’s edge.
The city of 10,000 has quite a bit of history.
It sits at the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, and the junction of the Erie and Champlain Canals. It is the home of the “Waterford Flight”, the highest set of lift locks in the world.
The buildings in town are quite old and people are very friendly. Their Town Hall is the most predominant building in town.
We have enjoyed the relaxing, free day as tomorrow will be at least 11 locks and 45 miles.
