June 9-12, 2013 Waterford NY

Thursday June 13, 2013
All the boats here at the Visitor Center are moving up into the pools between Lock 2 and 3 or up beyond Lock 3.  Projections based on forecasts are predicting a rise of another foot in water levels which creates a risky situation.  Much safer up in the pools above the locks.  But we'll still be ensconced here  for several days if the rain fall amounts meet the forecast levels.

And we made the Paper!  Our boat is near the back with the blue canvas.  And Mary was interviewed at length by the local TV station, an ABC affiliate out Albany.  We couldn't get the broadcast though.










Wednesday, June 12, 2013
With the rainfall over the last few days some of the upstream Erie Canal locks (6-19) are closed due to high water.  That leaves us pretty much stranded here in Waterford which is right before lock #2.  With the predicted heavy rains again tomorrow (Thursday) the rising water has the potential for pushing our floating dock up and over the embankment.  Not good.  So we may have to move off this wall and into one of the pools between the locks to wait out the high water.   Waiting to see what the Canal officials are deciding.

When we first arrived you can see the wooden dock next to the sea wall is much lower than the sea wall.

Today (Wednesday, June 12) the wooden docks are about a foot above the sea wall.  We did move the boat from the high cement wall to here this portion of the dock which is lower but has electrical hookups.











We are tided along the Waterford Welcome center dock along with about a dozen other boats.  And the dock is free!  .We'll be here a few days while we do some shopping and I do some engine maintenance and repair a few other things on board.

Waterford is a bit north of Albany on the Hudson river and is adjacent to Troy NY.  Its the cross roads for the Champlain or Erie canal routes.

The Welcome Center is right in front of Erie Canal Lock #2.  We already went through Lock #1 in Troy a few miles south

The Waterford free dock is long  and can accommodate a dozen boats without any crowding.  We're on the high wall portion.  Makes it easier to get on and off the boat.  But no electrical hookups on this end.