July 9 - Antsy But Cautious

While watching for our weather window yesterday, we moved to a nice park setting just before Lock 8 in Oswego; the last lock before Lake Ontario.  The lake winds were predicted to be 10 to 20 knots diminishing but with chance of severe thunderstorms so we stayed put.  Sad, but validating, was the news that in Minetto, (where we just left), a 30 mph microburst demolished the local drive in, golf course, homes & cars, & the area is without power. Tomorrow the forecast looks excellent so today we refinish teak, bike, read & share Happy Hour with the parade of cruisers.
In later news this evening at lock 8 ... one boat forgot to take the engine out of reverse & almost backed into the closing lock doors until his wife's "stop reversing" screams registered, & another did not secure the lines before the wind turned them around180 degrees inside the lock - never heard if they went out backwards, but both were shaken. Lots of lessons.