July 12
A full day of locks in the Erie Canal. We got going about 8 am and did an 8 hour day. It was a long day and we only got 9 locks done. There are 23 on total.
We had heard that the Erie Canal locks are very dirty and boy are they ever. The water is filthy and I where gloves to hold the lines in the lock as they are covered in green slime.
The locks are very high and they likely average around 20 feet per lock.
It's not a very scenic system and I found myself taking very few pictures.
We stopped for the night at St. Johnsville New York between locks 15 and 16. We went for a little walk before supper and found some ice cream for Noah. Eat dessert first!. Then we had a great soccer match on the lawn.
Second sleep over night and we finished up Happy Feet 2.
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