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| Culvert Road running under the canal |
It is very difficult to leave some of these towns. Brockport is beautiful. It is a college town with a fair amount of prosperity, and a very energized waterfront supported by the town with the help of 110 volunteers who serve as the greeters whenever a boat arrives. It costs $15 a night to dock there but that includes electic, water, free wifi, the use of the visitor center, bicycles and wagons if you need to haul groceries. I didn't take a single picture there. Just after we arrived, we got the rain that had been promised all day. It was pretty heavy so we stayed down below. The following day, we headed east for Fairport. We passed over Culvert Road. It's the only road that runs under the canal. Pretty cool.
We had an uneventful ride from Brockport to Fairport. The skies improved and I took the opportunity to shoot some pics of life on the canal. As you can see, it was just us and the indians and they were hiding.
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| Cars and boats... pretty strange |
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| Check out the rock cut... done by hand |
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| Great murals, probably done by trolls |
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| Hmmm... maybe they offer recipricols |
We finally arrived in Fairport, NY. What a beautiful place. This lift bridge is the last one we will experience and the most unique. One end is higher that the other and there are no two angles the same. Just standing on it and thinking about the time it has been is service boggles the mind. There are no parts for it and when it breaks, that is the end of an era.
I took this picture from the bridge of the terminal walls on the north and south sides of the canal. Like Brockport, the services were very inexpensive. The dockmaster apologized for having to charge us the maximum - $11!! Plus a person from the chamber of commerce greeted us with info about the town and coupons for discounts on dinner and stuff. I think of all the places we've been to, Fairport has been the prettiest. I got my watch battery replaced for $2.25, Marg discovered the Dollar Store and we had a decent pizza. Life is good.
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| Finally a pic of us |
That's it for now. This blogspot program by google is the most difficult program I've ever experienced. If any of you are interested in starting a blog, DO NOT USE ANY GOOGLE APPLICATION.
We finally arrived in Fairport, NY. What a beautiful place. This lift bridge is the last one we will experience and the most unique. One end is higher that the other and there are no two angles the same. Just standing on it and thinking about the time it has been is service boggles the mind. There are no parts for it and when it breaks, that is the end of an era. 
I took this picture from the bridge of the terminal walls on the north and south sides of the canal. Like Brockport, the services were very inexpensive. The dockmaster apologized for having to charge us the maximum - $11!! Plus a person from the chamber of commerce greeted us with info about the town and coupons for discounts on dinner and stuff. I think of all the places we've been to, Fairport has been the prettiest. I got my watch battery replaced for $2.25, Marg discovered the Dollar Store and we had a decent pizza. Life is good.
Keep on trucking!!!!!!!!
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Enjoying your blog. Glad to hear all is well and life is good! We just returned from our trip to the North Channel. What a fantastic adventure. Hope to see you in FL this winter.
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Have you ever tried Tumblr? It's really easy to post. Much more simple then blogspot.
ReplyDeleteDid you use an aqueduct to get over the Genesee river? I went to college in Rochester and I recall seeing the aqueduct. I don't recall if it was still in use, or if there was a different way across the river.
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