Author: captain

This morning, the Hulberton Bridge lifted without a problem. We were on our way home and by early afternoon the trip would be over. Sitting in the back of the boat I watched our...

Hoping to make it home today, we got an early start. By lunch time we passed through three locks.  One had the largest lift of the trip at more than 25 ft. Ahead of us...

Mile upon mile came and went when suddenly a loud metallic scraping sound arose above the steady drone of the engine. Phil lost engine power. Something happened to the transmission. Looking around Phil spotted a...

Today’s commentary will be brief. The Richardson group got together for breakfast and we said goodbye with a lots of hugs. A few said “See you next year” with a footnote of caution that expressed...

Let the rendezvous begin!  Four Richardson boats and about thirty members attended. The people came from areas of Chesapeake Bay, Narragansett Bay, the Canadian St. Lawrence, Delaware Bay and New York State. The Richardson...

Shortly, I heard a piercing, unfamiliar bird call. An osprey arose from a tree and flew back and forth in our wake. I distictly felt the bird was saying ‘good morning’ and thanking us...

Passing through seven locks today brought us together as a crew.  Here’s how it worked. Phil radioed the lock master and requested passage.  In a few minutes he or she gave us the green light...

Last evening we drove from Clayton to Lockport. As the sun entered golden hour we arrived at the home of Phil and Pat Cummings. Their graciously put us up for the night.