That makes perfect sense! We don't see snow in Texas very often so we have no reference for this, but thank you for this explanation!! and Thanks for watching! :-)
We have enjoyed your videos so much. We live in Baldwinsville at Erie Lock 24. We enjoyed EP 18 as we lived in Albany for 25 years. We would walk at the Troy marina and Waterford many times. Now we live in Baldwinsville. We started watching you at EP 20as we live very close to Phoenix. So we started at EP1 and do one every night soon we will be current. Thanks for your videos we have enjoyed your trip so much.
Oh wow, thank you so much for your kind words! We are so glad you are enjoying our episodes, and please tell me they have gotten a little better editing wise each week!??? Haha! I go back and watch Ep 1 and I cringe! But in any case, we are trying to document our Loop so we can always have it to replay these amazing memories! Thanks so much for watching! :-)
That makes perfect sense! We don't see snow in Texas very often so we have no reference for this, but thank you for this explanation!! and Thanks for watching! :-)
We are in awe of nature and the beautiful creatures, especially eagles! No matter what mascot they represent, they will always represent America to us! Thanks so much for watching! :-) (and Gig 'em Aggies!)
The "antenna" is there so that the fire hydrant can be located in the snow. That part of NY is in the snow belt. 150" or more of snow in a season is the norm.
That makes perfect sense! We don't see snow in Texas very often so we have no reference for this, but thank you for this explanation!! and Thanks for watching! :-)
Very nice! Good for you, and you can start getting excited about the trip! It's pretty darn amazing! Leaving from Texas was just what we needed to get our sea legs under us before we got to (busy) Florida! Thanks for watching! :-)
Welcome to town! I live just a few miles from Brewerton. The reason for the hydrant 'antenna' is obvious to locals, as you saw from other comments. Its a short boating season up here, almost time to renew my driveway plow contract for this winter...
Hey Peter! We have enjoyed the Brewerton/Cicero/Syracuse area so much, it's so chill and relaxing! Everyone has been so nice. Yes we understand the short boating season, sad for you but everyone seems to get out as much as they can while they can!! We have seen the same people on their boat every afternoon while at the marina! Thanks for watching! :-)
I know you researched The Loop beforehand. , but did you imagine what all that water would look like? Surrounding you day after day, rivers, bays, ocean. You are having a great 😊time. Keep posting and stay safe. 😮
Hi David, you are right, we did research it, but sometimes books and internet don't fully prepare you for what you are going to SEE - the grand view - I have gotten teary a few times on this trip at the magnitude of what we are doing and seeing! I am trying to capture it all on film for our friends and family to see, and for us to go back and watch in the future and re-live it again! Thanks for watching! :-)
Hey Debbie!!! Thank you and YES we are LOVING visiting with family and friends! It's good to be back home but we are getting antsy to return to the boat and get going again! Thank you for all of your fun support, Mafree!!! :-)
I believe the stick on the hydrant is so it can be seen by firefighters and snow plows snow it can be found or seen when snow is high.. Snow plows with a wing plow need to know that the hydrant is there as it sits close to the road.
Great video. We live in Baldwinsville NY. Lock 24 one of the busiest in the canal system. It was fun traveling the Erie Canal with you. Enjoy your journey
It's cool that you landed in St Johnsville. Did you notice the RV park attached to the marina? That's pretty much our go to RV Park, and I've seen Loopers there before. By the way, it's St Johnsville, not St Johnsonville.
Hello! YES we noticed the RV Park - it was so nice! I did some laundry so I sat over in the RV park to wait. And YES I realized after I dropped the episode that we were pronouncing it wrong! So sorry! Thanks for watching! :-)
Great videos. Keep up the good work Rum Runner is in the Chesapeake Liberty Landing 7/2-7/5 We might see you in Canadian Waters early August Safe Travels
HEY RUM RUNNER! Good to hear from you! You are heading along quite nicely! Already in the Chesapeake!?! We hope we see you in Canada for sure! Safe travels to you, and thanks so much for watching! :-)
The name of the village you stopped at is St. Johnsville, NY and not Johnsonville. And of course this part of the river had a high water flow which is why there is so much debris in it.
Thank you so much for letting me know - I think I was really tired and misread it the first time, which made me misread it the entire video! Correction noted! And yes we know about the water flow and debris, really tough to control but also tough sometimes to navigate. Thanks for watching! :-)
Do any of the locks charge money? Did any locks give you a hard time when you came up to them? I like the way you did laid out the expenses and over night stays. That answered many questions about your trip I wanted to ask. I was thinking fuel would have been much more expensive, but I'm glad it wasn't. I've been in South Georgia for over 35 years, but I'm from Michigan and looking forward to seeing you go around it. Thank you for the great work you put in your show.
Hi David! No, none in the US charge money, but in Canada, they will. We bought a Canadian lock pass so we won't have to pay each time but I will let everyone know the cost per lock when we get there. Nobody gives us a hard time, everyone has been so nice and kind so far! We are so excited to get to Canada and then Michigan, we hear it's wonderful in the summer! Thanks for your kind comments and your continued viewing! :-)
Thank you, that makes perfect sense! We don't see snow in Texas very often so we have no reference for this, but thank you for this explanation!! and Thanks for watching! :-)
HEY CAROLYN! Hope all is well aboard Valhalla! I get you, the 999 felt so good when I saw it! :-) like it's not quite 1,000 but such a good number! :-) Thanks for watching and hope we see you in Canada soon!
Very nice video, love the small facts and takes on what you are seeing. You mentioned a bridge with 20' clearance was the lowest you will do -- are you doing the entire Erie Canal or hanging a right partway to go to Canada? I did the whole Erie Canal from Buffalo heading East and recall a bridge that was maybe 16' or 17' clearance.
Hi there, and thank you for the kind comments! We are not doing the entire Erie Canal, we are heading north to Oswego and then hanging right to go to Canada! We are good to clear 18.5' as is but we can lower our mast if needed to get to 17' -ish. We will re-measure soon! Thanks for watching! :-)
Hey Jon!!! In the US there is no cost, however when we get to Canada next month, there is a cost. We bought a lock pass for that, so we don't really know how much each lock will cost yet, but we will definitely let you know when we get there! Thanks for watching! :-)
Haha, I think Chris doesn't always know where we are because I am the navigator - I tell him where we are going each day, all he has to do is get us there safely! :-) But seriously, living on a boat and traveling like this, it's hard to keep track of where we are, what day it is, etc. We often have no idea when we wake up each day! Every day is a new adventure! Thanks for watching! :-)
Sorry Paul, that was the music and I noticed it after you mentioned it! I loved the vibe of the music but they could have done away with that clicking! Thanks for watching! :-)
To find the hydrant in the snow
That makes perfect sense! We don't see snow in Texas very often so we have no reference for this, but thank you for this explanation!! and Thanks for watching! :-)
Yeah there's sometimes that we get so much snow we loose our cars
We have enjoyed your videos so much. We live in Baldwinsville at Erie Lock 24. We enjoyed EP 18 as we lived in Albany for 25 years. We would walk at the Troy marina and Waterford many times. Now we live in Baldwinsville. We started watching you at EP 20as we live very close to Phoenix. So we started at EP1 and do one every night soon we will be current. Thanks for your videos we have enjoyed your trip so much.
Oh wow, thank you so much for your kind words! We are so glad you are enjoying our episodes, and please tell me they have gotten a little better editing wise each week!??? Haha! I go back and watch Ep 1 and I cringe! But in any case, we are trying to document our Loop so we can always have it to replay these amazing memories! Thanks so much for watching! :-)
Snow in NY gets deep, 3, 4, and 5 feet deep during the winter. With the markers, the plows can see their location and firefighters can find them.
That makes perfect sense! We don't see snow in Texas very often so we have no reference for this, but thank you for this explanation!! and Thanks for watching! :-)
I enjoyed watching an Aggie take beautiful pictures of a War Eagle. Lolol
We are in awe of nature and the beautiful creatures, especially eagles! No matter what mascot they represent, they will always represent America to us! Thanks so much for watching! :-) (and Gig 'em Aggies!)
The "antenna" is there so that the fire hydrant can be located in the snow. That part of NY is in the snow belt. 150" or more of snow in a season is the norm.
Thanks, that makes sense! We don't get a lot of snow here in TX so we aren't familiar with those! Thanks for watching! :-)
Yup, it’s a snow marker.
Not an antena-snow marker
That makes perfect sense! We don't see snow in Texas very often so we have no reference for this, but thank you for this explanation!! and Thanks for watching! :-)
Thank you for that explanation! :-)
Niskayuna, Rexford, Rotterdam, Scotia and Schenectady. Lock 7, 8 and 9. We got some history here. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, you sure do! It's absolutely beautiful country - I am proud to be a New York State Ambassador! :-) Thanks for watching!
Have fun seeing your family and friends. Go relax and have fun. Thank you.
Thank you so much! We are excited to see family and friends for sure! :-)
We hope to leave from Houston as well (2ish years out). Glad to see fellow Texans on the move. Greetings from Dallas!
Very nice! Good for you, and you can start getting excited about the trip! It's pretty darn amazing! Leaving from Texas was just what we needed to get our sea legs under us before we got to (busy) Florida! Thanks for watching! :-)
Welcome to town! I live just a few miles from Brewerton. The reason for the hydrant 'antenna' is obvious to locals, as you saw from other comments. Its a short boating season up here, almost time to renew my driveway plow contract for this winter...
Hey Peter! We have enjoyed the Brewerton/Cicero/Syracuse area so much, it's so chill and relaxing! Everyone has been so nice. Yes we understand the short boating season, sad for you but everyone seems to get out as much as they can while they can!! We have seen the same people on their boat every afternoon while at the marina! Thanks for watching! :-)
I know you researched The Loop beforehand. , but did you imagine what all that water would look like? Surrounding you day after day, rivers, bays, ocean. You are having a great 😊time. Keep posting and stay safe. 😮
Hi David, you are right, we did research it, but sometimes books and internet don't fully prepare you for what you are going to SEE - the grand view - I have gotten teary a few times on this trip at the magnitude of what we are doing and seeing! I am trying to capture it all on film for our friends and family to see, and for us to go back and watch in the future and re-live it again! Thanks for watching! :-)
Hope you have a wonderful visit with your family!! Stay safe LKZB & Chris!!
Hey Debbie!!! Thank you and YES we are LOVING visiting with family and friends! It's good to be back home but we are getting antsy to return to the boat and get going again! Thank you for all of your fun support, Mafree!!! :-)
@@coolbeansloop2024 OMG! I laughed loud at Mafree!!
Those are not ducks, they are invasive Canada Geese!!!😀
Haha! You are right! Thanks for watching! :-)
I believe the stick on the hydrant is so it can be seen by firefighters and snow plows snow it can be found or seen when snow is high.. Snow plows with a wing plow need to know that the hydrant is there as it sits close to the road.
Yes, thank you - that makes sense! We don't have a lot of snow in Texas so we had no idea! Thanks for watching! :-)
Just catching up on your videos. Good luck to your Aggies in the MCWS.
Thanks for watching, and yes, we are SO excited our Aggies are in the finals! We have followed Aggie baseball for over 20 years! Gig 'em!
Great video. We live in Baldwinsville NY. Lock 24 one of the busiest in the canal system. It was fun traveling the Erie Canal with you. Enjoy your journey
Thanks so much for watching! :-) We really have enjoyed the Erie so far, and are excited to go further soon!
As do I .....the System is a great treasure and ecosystem as well.
@@spuds6423 Thanks for watching! :-)
It's cool that you landed in St Johnsville. Did you notice the RV park attached to the marina? That's pretty much our go to RV Park, and I've seen Loopers there before. By the way, it's St Johnsville, not St Johnsonville.
Hello! YES we noticed the RV Park - it was so nice! I did some laundry so I sat over in the RV park to wait. And YES I realized after I dropped the episode that we were pronouncing it wrong! So sorry! Thanks for watching! :-)
Great videos. Keep up the good work
Rum Runner is in the Chesapeake
Liberty Landing 7/2-7/5
We might see you in Canadian Waters early August
Safe Travels
HEY RUM RUNNER! Good to hear from you! You are heading along quite nicely! Already in the Chesapeake!?! We hope we see you in Canada for sure! Safe travels to you, and thanks so much for watching! :-)
The name of the village you stopped at is St. Johnsville, NY and not Johnsonville. And of course this part of the river had a high water flow which is why there is so much debris in it.
Thank you so much for letting me know - I think I was really tired and misread it the first time, which made me misread it the entire video! Correction noted! And yes we know about the water flow and debris, really tough to control but also tough sometimes to navigate. Thanks for watching! :-)
Do any of the locks charge money? Did any locks give you a hard time when you came up to them? I like the way you did laid out the expenses and over night stays. That answered many questions about your trip I wanted to ask. I was thinking fuel would have been much more expensive, but I'm glad it wasn't. I've been in South Georgia for over 35 years, but I'm from Michigan and looking forward to seeing you go around it. Thank you for the great work you put in your show.
Hi David! No, none in the US charge money, but in Canada, they will. We bought a Canadian lock pass so we won't have to pay each time but I will let everyone know the cost per lock when we get there. Nobody gives us a hard time, everyone has been so nice and kind so far! We are so excited to get to Canada and then Michigan, we hear it's wonderful in the summer! Thanks for your kind comments and your continued viewing! :-)
The Canal Corp is now under the NY Power Authority so no charge for locking through. When it was under the Thruway Authority there was a charge.
@@spuds6423 Oh that is very interesting! I didn't know that, thanks for sharing!
Also so they do not hit the hydrant with a plow when it’s covered in snow.
Thank you, that makes perfect sense! We don't see snow in Texas very often so we have no reference for this, but thank you for this explanation!! and Thanks for watching! :-)
Why is the 999 gallons of diesel stat so satisfying to me? Haha! -carolyn
HEY CAROLYN! Hope all is well aboard Valhalla! I get you, the 999 felt so good when I saw it! :-) like it's not quite 1,000 but such a good number! :-) Thanks for watching and hope we see you in Canada soon!
Very nice video, love the small facts and takes on what you are seeing. You mentioned a bridge with 20' clearance was the lowest you will do -- are you doing the entire Erie Canal or hanging a right partway to go to Canada? I did the whole Erie Canal from Buffalo heading East and recall a bridge that was maybe 16' or 17' clearance.
Hi there, and thank you for the kind comments! We are not doing the entire Erie Canal, we are heading north to Oswego and then hanging right to go to Canada! We are good to clear 18.5' as is but we can lower our mast if needed to get to 17' -ish. We will re-measure soon! Thanks for watching! :-)
What is the cost of going through a Locke? And how long does it take?
Hey Jon!!! In the US there is no cost, however when we get to Canada next month, there is a cost. We bought a lock pass for that, so we don't really know how much each lock will cost yet, but we will definitely let you know when we get there! Thanks for watching! :-)
What kind of boat is Panacea?
American Tug?
American Tug 435!
🆒🌎✌🏽.
Thanks for watching! :-)
We watch many looper videos hopefully it will be us one day. Why do the men in all these videos never know where they are or where they've been?
Haha, I think Chris doesn't always know where we are because I am the navigator - I tell him where we are going each day, all he has to do is get us there safely! :-) But seriously, living on a boat and traveling like this, it's hard to keep track of where we are, what day it is, etc. We often have no idea when we wake up each day! Every day is a new adventure! Thanks for watching! :-)
That clicking was very annoying
Sorry Paul, that was the music and I noticed it after you mentioned it! I loved the vibe of the music but they could have done away with that clicking! Thanks for watching! :-)