We enjoyed a breakfast served at our "resort" this morning before heading on our way. What a treat to have someone else cook! We have lots of driving to do today but also have some "must" stops planned in.
Gary has this thing about the Erie Canal. This "Grand Old Canal" connects the Great Lakes at 570' above sea level to the Hudson River and Atlantic ocean at sea level. Dug by hand between 1817 and 1823 it is a 363 mile engineering feat.
Our "Erie" stop was at the famous "flight of five" double locks located at Lockport. Two of these five locks allow boats to be raised or lowered 49 feet. Can you believe they actually took boats thru while we were there! We saw it all...and Gary was simply beside himself. It was amazing.
Speaking of amazing...we drove to Jamestown New York where Lucille Ball was born. She loved it here and always kept close connections to her hometown. There are two museums highlighting her life and work on "I Love Lucy".
When we got near Lake Erie we just had to "see it"...and seeing it led to "getting in it" just for a few minutes. The beach had a very unique feel and the waves were more intense than we anticipated.
We travelled back in to Pennsylvania for a while and then on into Ohio. We actually drove all the way down to Lebanon Ohio before stopping for the night. This was a mega three-state day and one of our longest so far.
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