Day 236 - June 18, 2013: The Angry Penguin

We both spent this morning quietly reading, never surfacing into the outside world. The pace of our trip has slowed significantly as we adjust to the reality that we may be delayed here at least two weeks. Today is the 9th day and everyone along the dock is feeling anxious. We are hearing reports of damage to upstream dams and much debris in the water that would impede cruising.

With no canal traffic, two geese showed up across the canal with several goslings and spent the morning sunning and pecking insects out of the grass. For them life goes on as usual.

Geese and goslings feeding in the grass

After lunch I biked over and picked up some groceries, while Anne cleaned the inside of the boat.  Later we joined six other looping couples for dinner at The Angry Penguin. Each Tuesday, a local group of 20 or so musicians, that appeared mostly retired, shows up here and plays Celtic music for fun. There were fiddles, guitars, mandolins, flutes, recorders, an accordion and a drum top. We talked them into playing "Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal" while we sang along. It was great fun, and they were kind enough to wish us luck in not having to see them again next week!

Celtic music at The Angry Penguin