We are docked for the night at Lock 8 after transiting through 7 locks today - not bad for just under 6 hrs. of cruising time. Some one told us last week that after our first day of locks, we would be experts, so I guess we have now earned that distinction. We are currently more than 200 ft higher in elevation than when we left Waterford this morning. Most of the locks have free walls on either end where you can dock for the night and some are better than others. Major highways and train tracks tend to run along the Mohawk River, so many of these free docks are subject to highway and train noise. I guess you get what you pay for!
We finally saw our first bald eagle today - at least I did. We were just preparing to enter a lock, so Mark was otherwise occupied. I think I got a pretty good picture of the eagle as he landed in a tree.
We are keeping our travel plans flexible each day as many marine facilities here are still rebuilding after Hurricane Irene came this way last year. It is amazing that the locks are up and running after so much damage.
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