The Champlain Canal – 2

August 4, 2022

We traversed five more locks today – all routine.  We were still in the Hudson River for about half the day – the second half was canal.  Both are narrow, with trees on each side.  Very bucolic.  There are two principal differences between the river sections and the canal sections:

• The river curves; the canal is fairly straight

• The speed limit is 10 mph in the canal

The Canal was scenic with the mountains (Vermont) in the distance.  We knew there were restricted speeds and a number of locks, so we planned to go just 35 miles today. 

We moseyed along at 10mph, and guess what?  We got there just the same.

Here’s a photo of Lock #12 – the final lock in the Canal.  We are all the way through and tied up for the day.  It’s expected to hit 99 degrees today, but we are plugged in and air conditioned!

This appears to be a rather impecunious part of the world, and there are no restaurants as far as we know, so we’ll eat aboard: hot dogs and beans – one of my faves!  Lynn deserves accolades for planning all the food so carefully.

Tomorrow, we run from here to Burlington – roughly 70 miles.  From what I recall, Burlington is quite attractive and sophisticated; it will provide quite a contrast with tonight’s humble setting.