Episode 45 - Taking on the Flight of Five on the Erie Canal!

Today’s voyage takes us from Donovan’s Shady Harbor in New Baltimore up the Hudson River to Waterford, where we join the Erie Canal and continue on to Scotia, New York. We got a bit of a late start due to the fog, but eventually we are able to get underway.
Our travels were just 40.4 nautical miles, and we departed at 7:30 am, arriving at our destination at 3:24 pm, with an average resultant speed of 5.1 knots. Today was a particularly exciting run of locks today as we brave the “flight of five”.
The flight of 5 locks on the Erie Canal in Lockport, New York is essentially a staircase for boats that was constructed to lift (or lower) vessels over the Niagara Escarpment in five stages.
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[@claybanks28326]

Enjoyed the video today. Beautiful area

[@seacleflooping]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnmarschalk1977]

This is what I was talking about in last comment. You showed the entire process and travel (mostly) from the front of the boat. Now you're giving all the pertinent information while looking into camera. It must be you Canadians, Stay Cool videos did a lot of the same. Another great video, even though I'm watching 6 months late

[@seacleflooping]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tbonemaloneknowsitall]

This "Flight of 5" in Waterford is not the one that climbs the Niagra Escarpment.... this climbs up about 160 feet from the Hudson up to the Mohawk river portion of the Erie Canal. The other famous "Flight of 5" is 350 miles to your west in Lockport, New York -- and that famous flight of 5 is no longer in use - still there to your right -- but replaced by two modern locks that do indeed take you up the Niagra Escarpment ..... #themoreyouknow

[@seacleflooping]

thanks for sharing that info.