The People You Meet

Today marks 3 weeks that we have been traveling from Huron, OH.  We have met some interesting folks along the way.  The lockmasters have been very chatty to ones who just  waved from their control shacks.  There was one who rode his bike from one end of the lock to the other.

The dockmasters at different overnights have been quite colorful.  There was chain smoking Bernie, who not only took us to a  good Italian restaurant at the edge of town, but called in our reservation.  He also arranged for a waitress to bring us back to Summer Home.

Chris, at Little Falls, drove us to the grocery store, waited for us and then stopped and made reservation at an excellent local restaurant. She was back at work the next morning ready to help us untie and push off from the dock.

Tonight at Brewerton, the two dock boys pictured below, pumped our gas and waste tank and then moved the boat to the slip.

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This marina even has fresh herbs on the dock for picking, The fresh basil was great in our salads!  They also have two courtesy cars with the keys in them, just put in a little gas on the way back from your errands.

The other boaters have been very friendly.  Rick had an extensive, if not difficult, conversation with a man from Quebec.   Mrs. Irving's French classes did not come back to him but would have been helpful!