Well our week long delay in Brewerton, NY is finally over. We were holed up on the town wall for a week in Brewerton as we waited for the NY Canals to finally open after major flooding forced them to close for a week. It was a long week -- but in the end an enjoyable one. We spent the entire week with Jodi and Gary from Country Dancer -- taking rides to Walmart with them, riding to a nearby waterfront restaurant or just hanging out getting lessons on electricity from Gary (that's another story!). Peter and Banu from Denize II who we had traveled much of the Erie over the previous week also finally caught with us and joined the fun. In the end we had 9 boats on the wall -- all eager for the lock openings on Tuesday. Both Country Dancer and Denize II were heading all the way to Buffalo on the Erie while we turned right onto the Oswego Canal -- so on Tuesday we said goodbye and wished them well. It's interesting that while neither had met before -- they are both heading to Duluth, Minnesota! Go figure. Banu and Peter to have their boat shipped to Seattle where they will begin the next chapter in their lives while Gary and Jodi head to see Jodi's family and then scoot back to Chicago and down the same rivers we will traverse. With luck we'll see them again on the journey. After a week on the wall we have begun what it means to make new friends and share a bond with some wonderful people.
Banu and Peter
Jodi and Gary
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