Friday - August 25

Hello from Amsterdam, NY.......nice day on the water but much cooler than we thought.    Started out with lots of sunshine but most of the day was cloudy and breezy.    
 
We cruised 40 miles and went thru 9 locks (Catrina was all by herself all day long)!   This year the Erie Canal is celebrating its 200th anniversary.    What a remarkable feat that was built so long ago.  
Because of this big event, there is no charge to travel thru the canal during all of 2017.
 
The locks are nicely painted blue and gold and as we came thru #5, we couldn't help but smile cause that # and those colors sure reminded us of our Blue Angel one year ago...
 
We are at the Amsterdam Riverlink Park and it is so pretty - full of flowers in a nice park setting.    We had a wonderful dinner (bbq corkscrew shrimp for me and bacon-wrapped tenderloin for Mark) at River's Edge here in the park.  There are just 2 other boats here tied up along the wall.....one from Vero Beach, FL and the other from Charleston, SC.   We had a nice visit with Toby and Dana from Charleston.
 
We took an elevator up to cross a bridge into the city.   The shopping center was built into the hill so when we came across the bridge, we were walking over the rooftops and then walked on down.    Heard some  history and where we should eat (of course) and things to do from a young couple pushing their baby in stroller.    When we came back, we took the steps down.
 
 
Flowers are everywhere here at Riverlink
 
Catrina along the wall

Pretty setting for a wedding reception and that's what this tent is for tomorrow and
catered by River's Edge.
 
Not the best picture but oh-so-pretty with the trees full of lights and many lights strung at restaurant and thru the park 
 
Thinking of and praying for the Texas folks in Harvey's path.....
 
 
 

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