NH is docked at the Terminal wall at Sylvan Beach just at the entrance to Oneida Lake. This area is a paradise for lake lovers and very busy with boaters especially at the weekend. There is a wonderful park which is full this weekend with JetSki enthusiasts who are all geared up for a racing weekend. The amusement park directly beside the dock is not open until June 18th. We have rejoined with YoLo and Masquerade.
The picture below is just a few of over a hundred skis getting ready for their race. Nana had no idea this sport existed. People came from New Hampshire, Maine, Florida, Canada and of course NY. They had their motor homes , four wheelers, campers etc ready for a fun weekend. Some of the riders looked as young as six or seven. 
The journey was a total of 51 miles with five locks. One lock took NH forty feet up - which was a little intimidating. Two locks took NH down - for the first time. At Little Falls NH was 363 feet above sea level before lock 21 & 22 NH was 420 feet above sea level and when she got to Sylvan Beach she was 370 feet above sea level - amazing! The picture below shows exactly how the canal is dredged. Muddy business !
Saturday June 11th Nana and Nandad joined a different boat Rincon Felize ( meaning “Happy Corner”) cruising from Little Falls to Sylvan Beach. This part of the canal is particularly muddy with lots of debris and drift wood with some shoaling along the way. This family of ducks don’t seem to mind - maybe they are geese!
The journey was a total of 51 miles with five locks. One lock took NH forty feet up - which was a little intimidating. Two locks took NH down - for the first time. At Little Falls NH was 363 feet above sea level before lock 21 & 22 NH was 420 feet above sea level and when she got to Sylvan Beach she was 370 feet above sea level - amazing! The picture below shows exactly how the canal is dredged. Muddy business !
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