Monday, June 26 - On to Oswego

Monday, June 26 - On to Oswego

I slept late - what a surprise - so we didn’t leave Brewerton until late morning.  We stopped to get gas at a marina close to ours where gas was $1.00 less per gallon.  When you are buying 200 gallons, that’s a significant savings!

We cruised on the Oswego River all day, some on the Erie Canal and some on the Oswego Canal once it branched off. 

These houses just looked happy. 

Another lock!  We went through 23 locks on the Erie Canal and 8 locks on the Oswego Canal, 9 of those today.  Danny spotted this eagle.  He just sat there as we drove by him. 

All of a sudden we were in a rainstorm!  I don’t know how Danny could see to drive.  At least we were in a straight canal. 

Now THIS is what I thought canal towns would look like.  This is Phoenix, NY.  In nice weather local kids hang out by the canal and will go pick up food for boaters.  Nobody was out today!

These pictures were taken in Fulton, NY.  I never get tired of seeing rapids, especially after the long, straight canals. 

This is Pathfinder Island, made famous by James Fennimore Cooper.  Now I need to read the book. 

A pretty house!  It’s been a while since we’ve seen one. 

This was the town dock in Minetto, NY.  Looks well tended, doesn’t it?   Most of the villages looked the same way. 

And this is the abandoned power plant or factory - we couldn’t be sure.  There are more power plants on the short Oswego Canal than on the entire Erie Canal. 

And then the lock and dam.  The dam was curved which made the waterfall even prettier.

And finally, Oswego.  There are three locks in the town, all very close together, and two walls where boats can tie up to spend the night. 

We had made reservations at Oswego Marina because only a few of the town wall spaces had electricity, and we like air conditioners and sleep machines! 

Did Alfred Hitchcock make us all think this many birds are spooky?