The weather forecast today came with yet another wind and thunderstorm advisory,
so we left our anchorage at Brandy Bay with caution.
…again with our foresail alone but this time we reefed the genoa…
…it was a cold and very sporty day but we took turns at the helm…
…each day we become more and more confident with our own ability
and more confident with R.E.D. herself…


…we reached the Eisenhower and Snell Locks in good time…

…a couple of BFB’s (Big Fluvial Boats) were also locking through…
…so we made lunch and waited at the pleasure craft dock…
…all in all it took us 3 hours (1.5 hours of wait time)
from here to the end of Snell.
This one was a new experience and a little unnerving.
I wish I could have taken pictures but wasn’t sure how safe the camera would be
while keeping us poled away from the concrete walls.
As the water level was lowered we found ourselves in this giant concrete tomb.
As I looked up I had the sensation not too unlike vertigo but in reverse.
Maybe I will be able to rig the camera nearby for the next two locks.
Because of the strong winds we found a safe anchorage on the American side,
near the shore of Dodens Island.
This was our favourite anchorage so far…

It was a tiny island inhabited solely by birds…
More varieties than I have ever seen in one place.
I tried to capture some of them on camera
but the resolution isn’t as good as I would have liked…

…if you look closely you can seen the herons feeding their young…
…and the Great White Egret returning to her nest…

…in this tree there were at least five egrets…

…I have no idea what this little bird is
but he sat and watched close by until nightfall…

…nightfall with a view of the Adirondacks in the distance…

…nightfall with another spectacular sunset
on another spectacular day.