MAY 2024 SUMMARY


1500 miles completed, only 4500 miles to go!
Time to slow down and smell more roses.

A couple of highlights from the month of May are:


Going under the lowest bridge. Onslow Beach at Camp Lejuene, NC.

Going past Lady Liberty

Completing the Eastern section of the Erie Canal with 22 locks.

This video shows a lock from above while I was standing on the gate itself.

We are currently at Brewerton, NY.  Just a few miles west and we turn up the Oswego Canal for a little over 20 miles and see Lake Ontario.  Time for some maintenance on the Goose.

Hope you enjoyed following us in May. If there are questions or comments you would like to make, please do so. We always like hearing feedback.
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  1. AnonymousJune 2, 2024 at 1:02 PM

    Hello Paul. I very much enjoyed the videos that reminded me of our voyage from RI to FL via the ICW. A much shorter trek than yours but I understand the thrill. Safe passage

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