The Winter Harbor Marina has heated storage for big and small boats over the winter and the yard is now very busy launching boats and making the boats ready for another summer season. There must be 50 large boats here being launched this week and more in the next few weeks.
We spend several days going through the boat systems and having repairs made but nothing is out of the ordinary for a boat left in storage for six months without being used. The weather is still rainy and overcast so we delay our departure and take in the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse and visit the shops and malls, restaurants and grocery stores near Brewerton. We particularly like Wegman's grocery. Lots of provisioning to do getting ready for our trip.
We filled the boat with diesel fuel and paid $4.69 per gallon, a new record for us on our trip.