Today we are in Cape Vincent, NY, Mile 1 of the US St. Lawrence Seaway. We are tied to the town dock which, as in many of the places we have visited has free dockage and, in some cases free electricity and water. This is a nice little town with the worlds smallest Aquarian with about 12 fish.

Yesterday we stayed in Sacketts Harbor, NY which is on Lake Ontario. Sacketts Harbor was a major Naval Port during the war of 1812.

We entered the Lake Ontario at Oswego, NY at 7:30 AM and had a great crossing in nice if very cold conditions. One great advantage of fresh water boating is that you can use your wash down pump and clean the boat as you go along.

We have gone through 30 locks so far on the Erie and Oswego Canals.

We had quite a day last Sunday when I decided to cross Oneida Lake with a westerly breeze of 15-20. The lake is ~20 miles across and about 30 feet deep. When we left the waves were 1-3 feet and half way across the wind built to 25-40 with one gust of 55. The waves quickly became ~10 feet 10 feet apart which were putting considerable water over the fly bridge bimini. I have a new found respect for the type of water you can experience on a lake.

One good thing though. We had the cleanest boat in New York after 3 hours in a power washer. Also nothing broke with only a couple of small leaks on the front windows.