We're back on open waters for a day or so. Said goodbye to our wonderful hosts this morning and continued on our way, making it all the way to Lake Oneida. Went through our first up lock today, too. They had a book exchange there, so I traded in the book I bought in Haldimand (and finished several days ago) for one at the exchange. There were about five guys working at the lock, though most of them just seemed to be sitting there and smoking while one guy painted the railings (painting is supposedly a favorite pasttime of lockmasters) and another guy locked the boats through. They were nice enough, though, and let me use the bathroom after I picked out my book. All the lockmasters we've met have been pretty nice and helpful people.
Anyways, we put up the sail upon getting to the lake this afternoon and had a good time sailing for a few hours before looking for someplace to camp. After trying a couple of places - first a yard and then a park, both of which were a no-go for camping - we found a nice yard with hospitable people who let us set up camp. It's been a good day and now we're turning in so that we can start out early to finish crossing along the southern shore of Lake Oneida.
~ Shannon
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