Headed Home

Troy, NY

The view from Rondout Yacht Basin

I had the pool all to myself!!

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Holly says:

On Tuesday we left Schuylerville and went to Troy, where we stayed for one night. On Wednesday we left Troy and travelled to Rondout Yacht Basin in Kingston, NY. If you didn't hear, on Thursday a 34-foot boat caught fire at Troy after fueling up and was destroyed. They must have fueled up at the dock where we stayed, because I think it's the only dock in Troy. Luckily, the occupants (who had packed for a month-long trip) were saved.

This is our fourth night at Rondout. I spent two glorious days at the pool, paddling up and down to beat the heat. John, never one to lounge, found chores to do instead after taking a dip. :-(

We had lunch at the Kingston waterfront and dinner last night in Port Ewen, NY. Tomorrow, we will travel home down the Hudson River. Thanks everyone for following us on this trip; we enjoyed your comments. It was a great adventure. Next year--the Bering Sea!!!

Signing off...

John says:

Signing off? I don't think so! Trips to come; most definitely. In this boat? We'll sea ....

Whitehall, NY and Schuylerville, NY

The scenic ride from Chipman Point to Whitehall

Whitehall, NY

Entrance to the bathrooms at Lock 12 Marina, Whitehall, NY

More Lake Champlain

Holly at the ready to enter the lock

"The Narrows" on the Hudson River

Fireworks at Schuylerville

Somehow, we seem to be followed by livestock...

Nice blue horse on Main St. in Schuylerville

Holly says:

Here we are at Schuylerville, NY. We arrived last night from Whitehall and the Lock 12 marina. Whitehall is a small town suffering from the economic troubles we've seen in most of the upstate NY towns on this trip. Not many stores are open. We did find a little neighborhood "cafe" for lunch, and the marina has a "fine dining" restaurant. They also have a thriving summer theater. I went into a small shop that had jewelry and all sorts of other items, and the owner was very friendly, taking me on a tour of the building and the restaurant that serves brunch on Saturday and Sunday in her building (she rents the space out). She also knew the couple that owns the marina where we're staying now, so that was a nice connection to make.

Yesterday we traversed Locks 12 - 5 (that's 7 locks; there is no lock 10) without incident and arrived in Schuylerville mid-afternoon. There was a festival going on at the park across the street, which we popped in on, and later fireworks. Again, this is a town with many storefronts closed. They have a couple of restaurants, laundromat, and a pretty good market.

Tomorrow we head for the last locks on the Champlain Canal and will stay at Troy overnight.