Life in the Slow Lane (The Pearl): Sept. 4

Heading South

Esopus Creek - Anchorage

As hard as it was to leave the wonderful little town of Waterford and our friends on Gallivant, we started our trek south today. It’s amazing the difference one day can make in the weather. Yesterday was Labor Day, the traditional last day of summer, especially up here and the weather was beautiful...perfect for the last weekend of summer. Today we woke up to overcast skies and a 60% chance of rain. The weather prediction for the next week doesn't look much better, but we need to be in position to make the run in the Atlantic Ocean to Cape May, NJ when the weather window is right. So we'll travel rain or shine the next few days.

We went through our last lock this morning. The locks were truly a unique experience and took us to some beautiful places, but we're glad they are behind us for now. I look forward to seeing the pelicans and dolphins soon. I've really missed both of them.

We stopped for fuel at Coeyman's Landing...the cheapest we could find in this area...wow the price of diesel has really gone up since we filled up in Brewerton last June. It's a good thing we don't have to fill up very often. We're anchored in Esopus Creek, the same place we stopped on our way up the Hudson in June. Not as much fun this time since we aren't with our friends and the weather is so threatening. We spent the evening onboard having dinner and playing cards.

Approaching the Troy Federal Lock