September 2

It is Sunday of the long weekend, and being a little impatient, we have decided to move on. We have no particular destination in mind, and there are so many choices.

While in Brockport, we stumbled upon a quite remarkable grocery store called Wegman’s. We talked to the manager, and he told us they had a ‘flagship’ store in Pittsburg – about 30 miles away. As we were motoring along, Corinne said, ‘You don’t think he said the store was in Pittsford?’ Sure enough, when we consulted Skipper Bob, it noted a Wegman’s in Pittsford, another town along the canal. We arrived just after noon and after lunch, walked the two miles to the store.

This is an amazing store with so many tantalizing things to tempt you. It is good to shop with only a pack and a long walk, because it enforces at least a little restraint.

The drawback to this adventure was everything was full through our next couple of potential stops, and we ended up mooring to a lock wall at dusk in Newark, NY.

August 29 - September 1

Aug 29 was a beautiful day, hot and sunny, just made for relaxing in Middleport. We spent a good part of the afternoon sitting outside of the local library working on the blog and catching up on email, and the rest of the day just …

Our neighbour along the canal was telling us that one of Middleport’s highlights is the wing-dings at the local bar. Not wanting to miss out on a highlight, we went over for a supper of the best wings that we remember eating.

Aug 30 started out overcast and worked into occasional showers – really a perfect day for traveling. We went as far as Bridgeport, the home of SUNY, (State University of New York) and spent a couple of days there, as it is the long weekend and becoming difficult to find dockspace. It is a wonderful little town, with a very nice tourist and visitor facility along the canal. The centre is staffed by a core of over 100 volunteers and is a big tourist draw for the town.