July 9, 2017 Sunday
I’m sad to say that this was our last day on the Hudson River, we have loved being on the Hudson. The sights, sounds, people, and history have made the trip exactly what we had imagined. We have learned so much.
Leaving our marina, we cruised under the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, past Castleton-On-Hudson, past Albany, the capital of NY, and into Troy where we entered the Troy Lock. It was our honor to share the locks with a gaggle of about fifty geese. They were waiting at the lock doors when we arrived and kept us well entertained while we were locking through.
After locking though, we made a left hand turn onto the Mohawk River and tied up to the free dock at Waterford, NY. Waterford was part of the Van Schaick land patent of 1687 and is the oldest incorporated village in the US, having been incorporated in 1794. Sad to leave the Hudson but, excited about experiencing the Erie Canal.
