2011-08-14 à 07:15, nous passions l'écluse #8, à Oswego, la première d'une longue série. À 3, je peux me permettre d'observer les oiseaux au passage à la jumelle !
At 07:15, we were tru Lock #8, in Oswego, the first of a long serie. Since we are 3 on board, I can take the time to observe birds with my binoculars .
Un longue planche, par dessus les pare-battages, protège le bateau et les défenses contre les parois très sales des écluses. Une bonne paire de gants est essentielle pour tenir les amarres sales et mouillées qui empêchent le bateau de dériver dans l'écluse.
A long board, over the fenders, protects them against the very dirty sides of the locks. You also need a good pair of gloves to handle the dirty and wet lines that keep the boat from drifting in the lock.
A long board, over the fenders, protects them against the very dirty sides of the locks. You also need a good pair of gloves to handle the dirty and wet lines that keep the boat from drifting in the lock.
Nous avons eu la chance d'avoir une traversée plutôt paisible du lac Oneida, un lac peu profond, sous un ciel menaçant. Quelques gouttes de pluie sans plus ! Quant aux amers qui balisent le chenail, ils sont peu nombreux et très éloignés les uns des autres au point ou ils sont très difficiles à répérer à la jumelle. L'oeil de lynx de Xavier nous a bien servi.
Luck for us, we had good conditions to cross Lake Oneida. The lake is shallow, and the navigation aids are few and far between. They are even hard to spot with binoculars. Xavier very good eyesight was very helpful.
Nous avons pu observer en cours de route plusieurs espèces d'oiseaux (plusieurs grands hérons, 1 héron vert, martins-pêcheurs en grand nombre, cormorans, limocoles que je n'ai pas eu le temps de bien identifier , et de nombreux goélands marins.
Nous nous sommes amarrés à Rome à un ponton délabré pour la nuit à proximité d'un parc. Il y avait de l'électricité. Le capitaine était content!
We saw quite a few birds on our way (many great herons, one green heron, lots of kingfishers, cormorans, great black-backed gulls, and small birds that I didn't have the time to ID.
We tied up to in Rome to a "dock" that had know much better days (charred wood ) but their was power and the captain was happy. It was also near a park and very quiet.
We saw quite a few birds on our way (many great herons, one green heron, lots of kingfishers, cormorans, great black-backed gulls, and small birds that I didn't have the time to ID.
We tied up to in Rome to a "dock" that had know much better days (charred wood ) but their was power and the captain was happy. It was also near a park and very quiet.
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