Baldwinsville, NY

The first thing we did on Friday, September 28 was walk up to the nearby post office in the pretty village of Lyons to mail the items that some of our recent guests left on board.  But the post office hadn’t opened yet so we took the opportunity to walk around and explore this sleepy village.  At 9 a.m. very little was open and even the local school looked closed!

Before we took off for our day’s cruise,  Jonny took the TV antenna down because we’ll be going under the Erie Canal’s lowest bridge. The day was beautiful, sunny and cool but not uncomfortably so. The Erie Canal continues to impress us with its beauty.

When we got to the lowest bridge, Lynn climbed up on the roof of the aft deck as we slowly approached the bridge.  It was a little nerve-racking but we passed through with maybe four inches to spare!

By 3:30, we arrived in Baldwinsville and tied up on the town wall by Lock 24.

Right afterwards Greg and Reenie on Thistle tied up just ahead of us. We’ve run into them quite a few times on the canal.  We hung out on Zendo for awhile then walked around the town past a dam and some cute storefronts and as usual ended up at the local brew pub. 

We had a quiet night aboard Zendo planning our next week.  We finally decided how we could spend a couple of days in the Finger Lakes prior to our upcoming road trip to New York City so we are now doubly excited about this next adventure!