Finally found some moments that were not as boring as the first couple days.\u00a0 That stretch of the canal\u00a0is so uneventful except for the cute towns along the way.\u00a0 Fairport is amazing.\u00a0 Cute town with a down home feel and extremely open local folk that stop and talk the time away.\u00a0 Definitely worth the stop.<\/p>\n
Cruising on down to Lyons travels past some beautiful homes and nice spots that open up the canal a bit although not much more than a runabout could utilize these waters.\u00a0 Very shallow outside the channel.\u00a0 It was extremely hot today.\u00a0 Upwards of 35 degrees and no swimming in this canal made for a long day of cruising even though we only did about 4 hours and 5 locks to get here.<\/p>\n
Lyons is the sweetest town.\u00a0 Peppermint was started here back in the 1800’s and the folks here are very proud of that fact.\u00a0 We visited the peppermint mill.\u00a0 One of 3 of the only original buildings still in existence in its original state.\u00a0 Aiden and Scott did some touring and “boat watching” with sticks at the dam.\u00a0 We had to splash in the hose and create our own sprinkler to stay cool today.\u00a0 Water gun fights\u00a0were abundant on a day like today.\u00a0 Now in the evening it is still very hot but we do have the pleasant surprise of watching a groundhog dig for its dinner.\u00a0 The joys of vacation and absent time spent on the Erie Canal.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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