Wednesday, September 12, 2007

September 6-7

Debbie and Wayne met us in Rome, NY last night. After getting settled aboard, we drove (a luxury) over to the Savoy Hotel for a great dinner. The Savoy will be celebrating its centennial next year. The towns along the canal are usually quite old, with a history dating back to times when they supported this major transportation route.

Today we moved on to Herkimer and tied up to a wall for the night. It seems that through this section of the canal we are either next to a major highway or beside a busy railroad track, or both.

The next day we made a short hop to Little Falls. The weather has been extremely warm the past couple of days, with afternoon highs in the mid-90’s. This made Little Falls a prime destination as it has a visitor’s centre with showers. This is the town of Little Falls as seen from the bridge crossing from the visitor centre to town.