Day 246 - June 28, 2013: Back up above Lock 2 for protection

It rained heavily overnight, and we got news of massive flooding in the Erie Canal around Herkimer and Utica (locks 18 - 20). The water level was over the lock walls and sweeping through many homes in those areas. Debris, including whole trees, took out channel markers and ran into boats and docks. More rain is forecast today and throughout next week. This is now the 4th wettest June on record in this area, and soon to be the most?

We went to breakfast at Don & Paul's and discovered that Great Laker is on the cover of the Troy Record again, along with some interview comments from Anne!

Great Laker on the front cover of The Troy Record, June 28, 2013

Mid-morning, the lockmaster informed us we must move up above Lock 2, as we did during the first flooding, to get us in more protected waters (a controlled pool). Mid-afternoon, all the boats on the Waterford dock moved up the lock, and we returned to our old spot with no electricity or water and heavy rain. After dinner we got permission to move onto the lock wall, where I got 20 amp power but a temperamental breaker. I could power the lights but no heavy loads like the microwave or air conditioning, or it would shut off. All in all, we feel very fortunate that we are safe and not trapped somewhere upstream in the chaos.

Great Laker safely on the wall above Lock 2 on the Erie Canal