Well, after five days of going full out we are in Waterford NY, arriving about 1:15 today. We left Amsterdam early & passed thru the remaining locks with no wait time. In less than 90 minutes we were thru the Flight Locks, six locks in a mile & a half , dropping us down approx 157 feet in that short distance. Amazing as when you enter the first one you can look out at the mountains. Hard to imagine that these locks were built so many years ago yet the technology is amazing. We quickly realized that going down is much easier than going up & we dropped so fast in some of them it was like being in an elevator, with water instead of a floor.
We were so fortunate to arrive on the dock here when we did as we took the 2nd last spot, right under the bridge which afforded us shade all afternoon. There is a big festival going on here this week-end & supposedly a beer barge is arriving tomorrow & very conveniently will be docked close to us :)
We have decided to take advantage of the hospitality here & stay another day as all services are close by & the grocery store even lets you bring a cart back to the dock. So, Saturday is a day of rest & Sunday we will be off th dock early on our way down the Hudson towards New York City. Exciting times ahead.