Lake Erie…

Thursday travelled about 75 miles, fairly uneventful other than 20 -25 mph winds, not a lot of rain, 4-5′ waves head on. Found out how well the windshield wipers work!

Today calmer seas, wind at our backs, until we got close to Erie PA where we are docked for the night. Supposed to have a cold front move through with 40 mph winds and thunderstorms- oh boy.

Did play chicken with a freighter today – they won, I let them pass. Tomorrow headed to Port Colborne on the SE corner of Lake Erie and the entrance to the Welland Canal to Lake Ontario, about 70 miles away.

Map of the boat move

Below is the route leaving Sandusky, Ohio to Gloucester Point, VA.  The trip goes the east through the length of Lake Erie to the entrance of the Welland canal, north through the canal to Lake Ontario.  Travel east the length of Lake Ontario to the Oswego canal south to the eastern Erie Canal.  Taking the Erie Canal east to the Hudson River, down to New York City.  Out into the Atlantic ocean briefly then into the Delaware River up to the C & D Canal to the upper Chesapeake.  Travel south down the Chesapeake to Gloucester Point Va.  Trip will be about 1000 miles, and traversing 38 locks along the way.

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Port Colborne
19 Sep 2018
Port Colborne
19 Sep 2018

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