Another slow start but start we did. Heading south again toward Lock 6 we passed numerous barges and other floating equipment involved with the Hudson River Project. There are still some areas of wetlands along the way but we are seeing more RV parks, neighborhoods, and farms. Locks 5 and 4 have recently been refurbished and have nice plastic coated cables in the wall slots instead of the 4″ pipes we see in the other locks. These are easier to get a line around and easier for them to maintain.
Approaching Lock 3 we pass under a bridge with a normal clearance of 15′. With the low water we have 17′ and clear easily. Then it is into Lock 3, out agin, and down to Mechanicville Wall. Here we have a dock, water, and and electric at no charge.
Once we are secured, we walk over to Price Chopper, the only supermarket close by. The next week or so will continue to be wall to wall. Most days we will probably eat 1 meal a day ashore so we stock up on drinks, snacks, breakfast items, and things for a light meal aboard. Once our groceries are on board we return to town to go to the pharmacy. This s a nice stop in that the groceries, pharmacy, and coin laundry are all close by and there is no tall hill to climb! On the way back we spy a delicatessen advertising Sunday Brunch. We stop in to check out the menu and decide we will stay long enough to give it a try.
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