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| Just East of Lyons the Canal gets Wider but more Claustrophobic as the Trees Crowd the Water. Gone is the Tow Path. This is Part of a Canal Upgrade Designed to Carry Stream Powered Packet Boats |
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| Bicki Checks to See if Lock 25's Doors are Open |
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| Aground at the Very Beginning of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. There's a Standing Order aboard Nellie that the Helmsman Responsible for the Grounding Buys Dinner for Everyone Aboard. I suggested McDonald's. Bicki's Looking at Places with French Names |
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| Welcome to the Finger Lakes. Looking South down the 35 Mile Length of Lake Cayuga. After the Narrow Canals this Wide Expanse is Disorienting |
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| The Cayuga-Seneca Stairstep Locks 2 and 3 Lift Us Up 50 feet--the Height Difference Between Lakes Cayuga and Seneca |
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| 26 Miles from Lyons, NY to Seneca Falls, NY |
It's hot. No, really, really hot--93°F at 9 pm hot. Fortunately Nellie was able to get a place on Seneca Falls' wall with 30A electric. This means we get to enjoy this cute hamlet (formed in 1831) in air conditioned comfort. Ironically, the falls for which the town was named no longer exist. To quote the historical literature, they were "canalized". DBH
