We are staying in Dunkirk, NY one more day. A cold front is working it's way through the area which would give us wind and waves on the nose for Port Colburn, Ontario. Yesterday we had a big storm come through with winds as high as 60 kts. "Chasseur" lifted up and heeled over almost 15 degrees at the dock...sure got our attention! The rainy afternoon gave us the opportunity to study canal and lock travel, reorganize the "garage" (aft cabin), and clean house (swab decks and make ship shape).
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are 577 feet above sea level. Lake Erie is 569.2 feet above sea level. Lake Ontario is 243.3 feet above sea level. We will be dropping down through the Welland Canal locks a total of 325 feet to enter Lake Ontario, getting much closer to sea level since departure. We are looking forward to our adventure through our first set of locks. We have purchased our second boat hook and the gloves needed to handle the slimy lines we have to hold while "Chasseur" drops down in the 8 locks. We hope we can get photos of us doing this, but we think we will have our hands full and rather busy.
Getting things you need is not a simple thing when living on a sailboat. We walked 3 miles (one way) on busy surface roads and a highway to buy a new iPhone charging cord. Suzanne noticed county buses on the roads and was determined not to walk that same trek back. She kept a vigilant look about the parking lot until she finally saw a bus and ran after it flagging it down. Because Dunkirk is as close as we will be to Buffalo, Terry has found his "Beef on Weck" sandwich here in Dunkirk (see photo). "Beef on Weck", as well as "Buffalo Wings", are famous specialty foods of the western New York region.
"The readiness is all." William Shakespeare
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| Point Gratiot, Dunkirk Lighthouse, moon on the top right of photo |
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| Bottom finger Dunkirk, top finger Port Colburn, Lake Ontario at the top |
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| Welland Canal Map |
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| "Beef on Weck" Sandwich |
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