July 31 - Geneva State marina to Erie Pa - 33 days - next stop Canada and the Welland Canal

We woke bright eyed and bushy tailed and had little trouble leaving the dock - careful to watch the depth going out - 6'6" is a little shallow but we scooted out. We decided to make the trip to Erie Penn. They have an excellent deep water harbor and lots of things to do and see. OH MY  a big city. We have hopped through so many small towns that being docked right down town is interesting. 

We did have wind in the morning and sailed at 4kts then slowly the wind petered out and we turned into a motor boat again. We also had some dark clouds that shadowed us to the north turning the air hot and muggy. We slid past the front or it slid over us but no rain.

Presque Isle, Pa is a long finger of land that curves out forming a large enclosed harbor. You have to watch and stay well east of the isle because the storms pile up sand further out than the charts show. We swung out into the channel and into the inner harbor. Our Marina was behind the Sheraton hotel and we had to go under a 68' high pedestrian walk way. Our mast is 60' high those 8" caused us to wonder and some people in the walk way to back away from the class but we scooted through and not sounds of screeching metal or screaming children. 

We are going to stay her tomorrow - wash cloths and see the Erie Maritime Museum - there is a Starbucks 5 blocks up the way :)  - find a marine supply store and replace a bumper that we exploded ( yep they pop) 

and stand down until Thursday. 

Apology - I have refered to the Welland Canal as the Wellan or Wellen Canal. I have got it right now

Also we past the city of

 Ashtabula Ohio - I love the sound of that name.

The name Ashtabula means "river of many fish" in the Iroquois language. On December 29, 1876, one of the nation's most notorious rail accidents occurred, known as the Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster, Ashtabula Horror or Ashtabula bridge disaster. As Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Train No. 5, The Pacific Express, crossed the Ashtabula River bridge, the Howe truss structure collapsed, dropping the second locomotive of two and 11 passenger cars into the frozen creek 150 feet (46 m) below. A fire was started by the car stoves, and of the 159 people on board, 64 were injured and 92 killed.