Passage's Progress: Stuff I've forgotten to mention, and other tidbits.

The eastern part of the Erie Canal follows the Mohawk River which runs through the Adirondack Mountains. Thus it is rather "hilly" on either side of the canal. Now that we are further west the land is much flatter and we are traveling through farm land. Today we saw vineyards, apple orchards, corn and grain fields. We also passed through the elevated section of the canal where you can look down on the roofs of houses. We also went over the only highway which runs under the Erie Canal. This is also the section of the canal that is all pretty much man-made.

Just recently I started reading a book which some of you might find interesting. It is a book about fishing called Jaws! The premise is a bit unusual in that the fish is catching the people. I haven't read enough to find out how it turns out, but I suppose it might make a decent movie.

This is the owner-built boat, "Sow's Ear", we've been traveling with the past few days.
Just under 16 feet long, 6 feet wide, and draws about a foot.

Two nights ago we were in Fairport. For whatever reason it is the most popular spot we have stopped on the canal so far. We got one of the last spots along the seawall to tie up. Last night we stopped in Brockport, one of only 4 or 5 boats there. They were having some sort of summer fest with sidewalk sales and a street concert. They also have free loaner bikes which we borrowed to ride around exploring. We then ate at a decent Greek restaurant, and then enjoyed the rest of the concert - country, blues, and rock & roll.

Other Mothers' Sons (or something similar)

Today we motored to Medina, New York which is home to the model train museum we visited last fall on the way south. We stopped again this afternoon and met the owner of the building and just about all of the exhibits. He's a pretty interesting character. When we got back to the boat I tried to take a nap. Soon I heard music. A DJ from the local radio station was playing pretty good oldies. Most Fridays in the summer they have a car meet in the parking lot adjacent to the docks. . Tonight was "Mustang Night" so most of the cars were American muscle cars. The only thing older than the cars were the owners. Sue and I felt like youngsters compared to many of the owners.