Locks #11 - #15 St Johnsville, NY


Another 5 locks down in the Erie Canal took us to St. Johnsville, NY and about another 35 miles. Although it was a very small marina it had a lot of charm.  It was quiet with  peaceful scenery. 


Second Wave and Misty Pearl tied up along the long dock in the picture below with two other Looper boats.


Believe it or not, the most expensive diesel fuel we've purchased so far on our Loop was in Seabrook, Texas at Seabrook Shipyard a couple of days before we started our trip (3.45/gallon). Looks like fuel is going to start getting more expensive as we keep heading north!


Since these towns are very small, if you want to eat out there aren't too many choices.  Cosmo's was recommended to us by Dan and Jean (Time Out) and they said they had the best burgers.  They were right!!


This is Brent's burger with an egg on top! Quite unique (kinda French) but he said it was the best he's ever had. No, that's not his Miller Lite in the background.


If we needed any more reminding that we weren't in Texas, these piles of road salt stored in the barn and left over from last winter were pretty convincing.


The marina has a nice little lighthouse made by a local craftsman at its entrance. The tree to the right of the lighthouse is now infamous for catching Doug's (Misty Pearl) drone mid-flight and about 65 feet up. 

Doug made a handsome contribution to the local Volunteer Fire Dept. to bring their ladder/truck down to the marina to rescue the drone to everyone's relief.



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