We arrived at Lake Onondaga a little after noon today and tied up at the Onandaga Lake State Marina about 2 miles south on the east side north of Syracuse which sits at the south end of the lake.

It’s a beautiful setting in a well maintained park which runs the length of the lake with bike and walking trails and boat rentals at this well-maintained and friendly little marina.

After spending the night of the 5th at Lock 11, we then travelled about 48 miles to a free dock at Herkimer where we found some excellent locally made corn salsa at a nearby market.

On the 7th we made a short run of 14 miles to a restaurant dock at Utica, where we did a couple of loads of laundry onboard and equalized the batteries, then ate a very nice meal at the restaurant. We were going to walk to an ice cream shop after dinner, but there were some rather unsavory young adults hanging out on the dock near Sanderling and we thought it best not to leave the boat when their intentions were unknown.

On the 8th we found homemade ice cream when we stopped briefly in Sylvan Beach at the free wall, and then continued another 22 miles across Lake Oneida to Brewerton where we tied up at a very nice free dock provided by the New York Canal Corporation. We only had another 18 miles to get to Lake Onondaga, so we stayed at Brewerton for a second night. During the day Judy cleaned the boat to her specs and I changed the engine oil and filters, and before departing this morning I changed both fuel filters on the generator (last night when running the generator the engine had difficulty operating and the symptoms suggested clogged filters).

Andrew and Avery are coming in by train to Syracuse from Salt Lake City and should be here any minute. They will be with us for about three weeks before we’re joined by Rebecca and Alyssa for a few days. In the meantime, we’re going go be cruising to Seneca Falls and then into Lake Ontario and the 1000 Islands.

Photos: Canal tug with dredging gear, Sanderling at Brewerton, Judy locking, Canada geese family