Locking throughWe left the Troy marina around 10:30 but not until after I almost broke a leg stepping between two sections of the dock. Went right down to my thigh between the docks. Only sustained some bad scratches, bruises etc. We also went to the local market which is held every Saturday morning at 9. Bought a lot a vegetables and some other items including some delicious pesto and salsa.
Traveled through seven locks today and they are quite similar to the locks on the Trent Severn but a little bit bigger. Took us a little while to get use to the locks tyuagain and the proper method of tying up, but after the 3rd lock we were OK and had our system down pat. Key is to go slow into the lock and grab the first line and then the second. We stopped at the Schenectady Yacht Club at Schenectady, New York for the night where they have a great dockmaster who did the Loop a couple of years ago and then stayed here to manage the marina. A most pleasant fellow and a nice marina along the canal.
Flood gates are up
Had dinner with our new friends we met the night before in Troy. We barbequed our food. After dinner we discussed traveling through the Trent-Severn Waterway, Georgian Bay and the North Channel and gave them the benefit of some of our experiences. Reminded them that the bottom of Georgian Bay consists of hard mud unlike down south where it is soft. Stay in the middle of the channels no matter what. However there are a lot of places in Georgian Bay happy to help with any repairs required.
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