Back to the internet!

Finally - internet access!

Clyde, NY, and (surprisingly) Seneca Falls, NY, did not have internet access at their boat docks. Of course, Clyde didn't have much of anything - except for two gorgeous peaches at their Thursday afternoon farmers' market.

We got back to the dock at Seneca Falls about 4 Friday afternoon. We all had showers on the boat, and got ready to go out for our final dinner. Which turned out to be a huge bust! We went to a highly recommended restaurant in a hotel across the street from the dock. It was lovely, and elegant. We placed our orders. Then, after over 45 minutes, only Ann's soup had been served. And we decided to leave. They did comp the soup, but with no explanation as to what had happened to our meals. We got the car and went looking for pizza. We finally got some great pizza, but again, the service was interminably slow. We went back to the boat, and just got packed up and went to bed.

This morning, we left the dock about 7:45 a.m. and took Ann & Al to Syracuse to pick up their rental car. They're going to wander around the Adirondacks for a few days before they head back home. We headed out for our longest day of driving. I did most of it, but John did drive some of the more rural stretches. The rain all through Massachusetts didn't help any. At least the traffic was minimal since it was Saturday. This 580+ miles took us about 10 hours (with lots of potty stops).

We had decided to press on to Bangor, to have an early start tomorrow, getting to the ferry in Blacks Harbor, NB. Unfortunately, we had a hard time finding a motel room. A number were full, or wanted lots of money. We wound up in an expensive place after all (Courtyard Suites) about 7 - but it's a lovely, very comfortable room. We did go out and got a good simple dinner, and picked up some stuff at a local drug store.

We'll get an early start in the morning. The Erie Canal trip was really fun - and we had a good time. I'll probably write more of a specific review with recommendations later on.