July 7 – Waiting for a Window

Waiting for a window is a pain.  A weather window that is.  We left Baldwinsville and arrived in Minetto, NY on Saturday.  Minetto has a nice floating dock with electric and clean bathrooms – a cruiser’s nirvana.  We have four locks and 4 miles to go to enter Lake Ontario and head up to Canada.  We’re not in a hurry and for obvious reasons, we’re waiting for a weather window that has calm seas and no storms.  Looks like the next three days will be good.

Minetto is not much of a town, but they have a Stewart’s.  To those not from upstate New York Stewart’s is known for one thing:  ice cream.  Other than that, Minetto has a small waterfront park perfect for two boats to sit.  Maybe too perfect.  People have come by and taken us to the grocery store.  There’s a drive-in movie theater down the street and a golf course.  But there is no internet for miles.

We’re still traveling with Don and Connie Rutsch.  We joined them on our trip on June 22^nd, in Kingston, NY.  If anyone is in no hurry more than us, it is them.  Their patience with our slow pace and zig-zag route has made it an enjoyable trip. Or maybe it’s the happy hours. 

We go separate ways from Oswego.  They are going northeast to the Thousand Islands, and we’re going pretty much due north to the Bay of Quinte (pronounced Qwinty, Kintee, Kant, or whatever you prefer).  I did find it on the map though.  Tomorrow we’ll move to Oswego and probably to Canada on Wednesey.