Tuesday, July 30: Still in Tonawanda

Date:                           July 30, 2013

Day on the Cruise:      106

From:                          North Tonawanda, NY Town Wall
                                       
To:                               North Tonawanda, NY Town Wall

Statute Miles:              0.68 SM

Time:                           .5 Hrs

Cumulative Miles:       2,282.0 SM

On Board:                  Susan, Chuck, Maggie, Trooper, Peanut

We are still on the town wall in North Tonawanda, NY tonight, at the end of the Erie Canal. Tried to get a transient slip at one of the 2 big marinas in Buffalo for tonight and they either had none available or wouldn't answer the phone, so we decided to stay here in Tonawanda again.

We took the boat about a 1/4 of a mile this morning to get refueled at a place called Wardell's. I had heard horror stories about Mr. Wardell, but he was very nice and showed us his antique outboard motor collection. Fuel is very expensive up here, that's for sure! Highest we have paid yet on the trip. We also got a pump out.

We put the Bimini back up and the Isinglass curtains this afternoon and it was a job from Hell! The Bimini went up OK, but we had a terrible time with the zippers and snaps on the panels. One zipper had teeth missing and we never got it to zip. One corner we could never get to match up so that didn't get zipped. I think it will stay together.

We were worn out after the 3-1/2 hour ordeal, but we found a Rite Aid across the bridge and hauled some groceries back to the boat. I carried a 24 pack of water about three blocks from the store to the boat. Oh my aching back!

Tomorrow we will go through the Black Rock Canal and Lock to get to Lake Erie. Plan is to bypass Buffalo and get right into the Lake. Waves are supposed to be 1 foot or less so we will try to get to Erie PA if conditions allow.

Thanks for Reading!