Crossing the Lake
Cape Vincent Bulkhead
Last night we were tied to the free wall in Oswego...free
walls usually have no services, which means we have to run the generator for a few
hours to recharge our batteries. Late in the evening Pam came by and told us
they were having issues with their generator and would have to remain in Oswego
until they could work them out. We spent the morning trying to help them find a
portable generator and parts to the one on the boat. By lunchtime the weather
was looking better for crossing Lake Ontario to the St. Lawrence River, so we
decided to head out. Pam and Donny will catch up with us later in the week. We
had one last lock to go through before entering the lake. Although the lake looked
very calm, there were swells hitting us on our beam...that made it very
uncomfortable for most of the trip. Stan had to do a little tacking to keep us
from rolling quite so much.
This was the first time for us to be on a great lake, you
definitely feel like you're entering the ocean...so big. We only saw a handful of sailboats
and a few tankers. Our destination today was Cape Vincent, they have a free
dock at the DEC Fishery. We arrived around 6:30 and there wasn't enough room
for our boat, so we docked at the bulkhead. It turned out to be the perfect
place...nice view, plenty of breeze, good Internet reception and no worries if
our music was bothering anyone. Very peaceful, we enjoyed a nice dinner on
board and watched a beautiful sunset.
Cape Vincent, is where the St. Lawrence River meets Lake Ontario. The
village was incorporated on June 14, 1853, making it one of the younger communities
in the State of New York and the only community left with an automobile and
passenger ferry to Canada crossing the St. Lawrence River.
Leaving Gallivant behind... :(
you are going to have to go back to these places again!! Judy
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