Rouses Point, NY and Plattsburgh, NY

Marina at Lighthouse Point, Rouses Point, NY

Marina

Sunset Weds.

In town, Rouses Point, NY

Tank donated by the Vermont Army National Guard at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Rouses Point

Lake Ave. , Rouses Point

All streetlights in town are decorated with hanging baskets of flowers and US and Canadian flags

This end of town shows some decline

Moored boats at the marina next to us

Lake Ave., Rouses Point

Ahh, another sunset
Snug Harbor at Old Valcour Marina--Plattsburg, NY

Holly says:

We left Rouses Point this morning and headed for Snug Harbor Marina. The lake was choppy starting with 3-4 foot waves and building to 4-6 foot waves (yikes!) Every time we bounced hard on a wave, I got a drenching on the left side of my face. When we arrived at the marina we discovered that it was another god-forsaken place--docks are decrepit, we're bouncing all over the place, and there's no cell phone service here!!

In answer to Digger's question about going through the locks--usually, when you arrive at the first in a series of locks, either you call on the radio or the lock operator sees you and puts on the green light when you can enter the lock. From there, at each lock the lock operators will call ahead to the next lock to let them know you're coming. This is also a way they can tell if you're speeding, because they know how long it should take you to get to the next one. If you're not going on to the next, you let the last lock operator know and the next lock will not be expecting you. On the Chambly Canal, we locked through with another boat on the second lock and from then on, we locked through with that boat. Each lock expected us to go through together. If one boat gets there ahead, the lock operator will hold them to wait for you. There are also some swing bridges that operate in conjunction with the locks. At one point, we were told to speed up to get closer to the other boat (so we could both go past the open bridge at roughly the same time and they wouldn't have to keep the bridge open an extra long time).

We are 3 miles from downtown Plattsburgh, so there was no walking to town today. Tonight we tried to have dinner at the restaurant attached to the marina. We were promised a table in 5-10 minutes. After one hour waiting at the bar, while we watched others being seated, we decided to come back to the boat and eat here. We can't wait to get out of here tomorrow!! Unfortunately, the marinas in Burlington, VT are all booked for the weekend, so we'll be staying at Malletts Bay Marina and hopefully going to Burlington via bus or taxi.