Brockport-Medina

Saturday morning once again started with perfect cruising weather.  Cool mornings with coffee is how we started ours.  The plan today was to walk through the Arts Fair that Brockport was putting on that morning and then head out, not knowing exactly where we might end up.  

Once again Brockport did not disappoint us.  The fair had well over 100+ vendors.  We even stopped in a church that was having a rummage sale.  Of course we supported a couple of local vendors (kettle corn and soap).

We even took a tour of St. Lukes Church to see their magnificent Tiffany windows.  

By 11:30 we were back in the boat and off to our next location.  Brockport is a lovely town and we knew we would be stopping by on our way back through.  For now we were heading west, to either Albion or Medina, not sure which at this point.

I know I have said this before but this trip by far has been the very best when it comes to the weather.  Cool mornings, slightly warmer afternoons and just gentle breezes.  As a boater you couldn't ask for more.

Can you find the heron in the photo above?

The afternoon's cruise was calm and delightful.  

The Captain even shot a picture of Miss Millie and I.  

So many beautiful farms along the way.

While we cruise Millie usually stays in her kennel (seen in the background).  Since we had no locks to transit through today and the weather was extremely calm, she joined us up front and proceeded to take her daily nap.  

We briefly stopped in Albion, but to be honest we were not very comfortable staying there so we continued on to Medina in hopes of finding a spot there.  I did catch this shot of a gorgeous mural along the canal in Albion.  

So off to Medina it was.  We were concerned about possibly not getting a spot in Medina as further west on the canal a couple of the bridges were inoperable and had folks backed up/delayed on either side.  Luckily we were able to check the Notice to Mariners page on line and saw that earlier that afternoon the canal was once again open in both direction.  

My Happy Captain, Mike!

Notice in the photo above the road.  Yes the canal goes right over top of this road. 

We continued west to Medina and came across these kayakers below.  What you can't tell is that in the man's kayak is a "little girl" all nestled in tight with her own life jacket.  Once again Mike gave a little toot to the horn and a joyful laugh came from all.

We arrived in Medina around 4:00 p.m. At that point there were two other "very large" boats docked along the wall.  We soon came to find out they were both from Ohio and were on their way across the canal and heading down south to Oriental, NC.  Part of our old so called stomping grounds when we lived in NC.

By dinner time there were 5 boats in total docked along the wall.  The older couple whom we had seen earlier in both Spencerport and Brockport were there along with the gentleman (above) who came in with this unusual boat that he made himself.  Wow the craftsmanship. 

I made dinner for us that evening using some potatoes, eggs, leftover taco meat, cheese and some of those lovely green peppers and onions that the Skoogs had given us.  Mike said the meal was a "keeper" and we could have this anytime.  

The set up here is a little different than at other locations we have been to along the canal.  We are docked behind several of the downtown buildings in Medina.  The boat services consisted of one bathroom for each.  They were spacious and very clean which is always a plus.

A view of the canal wall with 4 of the 5 boats all lined up.  

After dinner we headed up the hill to take a stroll around downtown.  Medina has a very quaint and historic downtown area.  Sandstone is prevalent here and many of the buildings are made from these stones.

Along our walk we were able to find the local diner.  We prefer these establishments over pricey restaurants.  Since we had already enjoyed our dinner on board we stopped in for yes you guessed it ice cream.  We shared this yummy sundae right at the counter and enjoyed the small town atmosphere that surrounded us.

When exiting the diner I noticed yet another superbly painted mural on the building behind us.  Of course I had to take a picture.  

We headed back to the canal and spent the rest of the evening up on the bridge enjoying yet another cool evening.  Below is a panoramic shot I took of the canal where our boats are docked to the right in this photo.  This is I believe the one place in the canal where you are docked near a bend in the canal.  

Miss Millie said it was a great day of cruising but it was time for bed.  Must rest up for Sunday's adventures.