Rain, Rain and More Rain

We had another long day today! We were under way by 7 AM but it seemed like the dark of night. The weather never ceases to amaze me. How it can be beautiful one day and be so ugly the next. I guess it's just like Lake Ontario because I always say the lake is like a female it changes it's mind momentarily. Monday we were actually in our bathing suits, Tuesday we didn't know if we would ever warm up, Wednesday it was beautiful sunshine and warm and today, well lets just say it was today. It rained all day long but one good thing it wasn't bone chilling cold or maybe we are just getting used to the cold. I doubt that will ever happen.

When we started our day in the locks they (the locks) were still on restriction, due to the drought and only opening on the hour. By late in the day we had so much rain the restriction was lifted. This helped us to go further than we had originally planned. Tonight we are on the wall in the town of Amsterdam. We had to pay one dollar per foot of boat but that was OK as we have electric, which equates to heat. Tomorrow the weather prediction is for more of the same as today but with a little bit of wind mixed in. As long as the wind doesn't get to strong we will continue on to Waterford.

The picture was of a barge and work crew with crane about to lift the steel I beam up to the bridge. They were at the bottom of lock 14 and as we passed. We had to go slow as to not create any wake. I always wondered how they worked on a bridge over the water, now I know.