July 14
We completed lock 23 and then made our way towards the Oswego Canal.
There is a junction of 3 rivers (Mohawk, Oneida and Oswego)where you choose between the Erie and Oswego canals.
The locks are busier today as there are 3 other boats in each lock with us. The Oswego Canal has 7 locks in total and the distance between each lock is much shorter. Noah stayed inside again as he has more options for playing and helps him to pass the day. We have done a lot of long days this trip as we have a lot of miles to cover to get home. Noah never complains. He is a great traveler and really helpful. He has set up a inside helm inside the boat so that he can help his dad drive the boat.
Sterling was wishing that he had a real inside helm as there were several major downpours today. The rain was pelting down and it made it very difficult to see. Noah and I had to go up to help Sterling navigate the river as it is a narrow and shallow river with a lot of logs and debris in the water to maneuver around.
We were fortunate as just south of us on the river there were severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and 60 mile an hour winds. We had the rain and some wind but thankfully not that much. The river has risks of its own as it would be very easy to run aground or hit a massive log. Thankfully we got through these 2 heavy rain storms unscathed.
We exited lock 8 around 230 and arrived in Oswego. We fuelled up and decided that due to wind conditions on Lake Ontario we would stay the night in Oswego. Plus we were pretty tired.
We docked alongside the Captains Quarters hotel. It was a great hotel with a very nice pool so Noah and I went for a swim. We had dinner at the hotel restaurant Alex's on the Water. It was a casual menu with great food and service.
Early to bed as we hope to leave early tomorrow morning to cross Lake Ontario.
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