The Daily Update
Daily Ramblings of the Milkman, Pigs and Little Heifer
Monday, May 25, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Hotel on the Water
Nice walking paths downtown. We took a stroll to refresh ourselves after the long flight and before we started our meetings.
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Friday, October 31, 2014
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Incense
There is a statue on the lobby where they light incense every morning. I'm sure this is one of their deities but I don't know which one.
Separated from the Street
The driveway is separated from the main road by this decorative wall. Driving here is like Mexico - no real rules. It's like a crazy ballet. I'm surprised how agile everyone is in their vehicle. And their depth perception is unreal.
The Entry
Every time you enter you have to walk through the metal detector and your bag goes through a screener.
The Garden
Much more impressive from the ground floor. This is the open terrace where you are dropped off and picked up. The lobby entrance is off to the right.
My view
Overlooking the central garden. The weather is warm and for the most part has been sunny. A few rain drops the first day but otherwise nice. Days are in the 80s and evenings about 73.
The Lobby
We arrived in the early morning on Tuesday. After traveling for 30 hours we were greeting with a traditional Indian welcome - a prosperity dot.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Kickstarter!
I backed a mid century mailbox design based off of an old Sears mailbox and it arrived today. It came out even better than expected. Can't wait to get it mounted.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Entering Lock CS2/CS3
This is the 50' double lock right before Seneca Falls and we were headed up. Got to lock through with a nice couple on the boat ahead of us.
Lock Information
It was fun going through each lock. Everybody had a job to do to get us through.
The girls took turns calling the lock master to ensure the lock was ready for us when we about half a mile away. They called out "Lock 26, Lock 26, this is the Fair Dinkum requesting Eastward passage."
The lock master would answer and let us know if it was ready or how long of a wait. Most of the time the previous lock master would call ahead to the next lock for us so it was ready if no one was coming the other direction.
With the lock doors open and the light green we would slowly enter and we found it easier to land on our port side. I would ease to the wall and Beck would grab the rear line off the wall and hand it to me at the helm.
I would then use the bow thruster and the engine to maneuver us so she could jump up front and grab another rope to hold the front.
Once we had the ropes we held the boat to the wall (not easy with a 22 ton steel boat on locks with turbulence) and go up or down the lock wall.
We had it down after Thursdays 8 locks and had no problem on the way back. It was a lot of fun and something we'll always remember.
The girls took turns calling the lock master to ensure the lock was ready for us when we about half a mile away. They called out "Lock 26, Lock 26, this is the Fair Dinkum requesting Eastward passage."
The lock master would answer and let us know if it was ready or how long of a wait. Most of the time the previous lock master would call ahead to the next lock for us so it was ready if no one was coming the other direction.
With the lock doors open and the light green we would slowly enter and we found it easier to land on our port side. I would ease to the wall and Beck would grab the rear line off the wall and hand it to me at the helm.
I would then use the bow thruster and the engine to maneuver us so she could jump up front and grab another rope to hold the front.
Once we had the ropes we held the boat to the wall (not easy with a 22 ton steel boat on locks with turbulence) and go up or down the lock wall.
We had it down after Thursdays 8 locks and had no problem on the way back. It was a lot of fun and something we'll always remember.
All by Ourselves
We didn't see much of anyone on the canal on our trip back yesterday. So we enjoyed a nice sail right down the middle of the canal.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Another beautiful morning on the water
Woke up and took a walk this morning to get these great shots. Looks like a beautiful day for heading back to Seneca Falls and our last full day on the boat.
Lock 28B
It was a cool windy day yesterday but we pushed through 8 locks taking us from Seneca Falls to Newark where we stayed the night.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Seneca Falls
We made it back up Seneca Lake yesterday and decided to dock in our slip for the night (it's free). We are off today to head to the actual Erie Canal.
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