With storm coming we head for Oswego for 3 days

Oswego Light House

We check the weather all the time, you cannot be too careful. All weather reports said that a storm and a lot of wind and waves was on it's way. As we arrived in Oswego we decide to stay three days until Sunday.

If we take Irish Mist south or even too Long Island Sound or the Chesapeake we have to go through Oswego. about 500 yards from the Lake is the first lock of the Oswego Barge Canal which hooks up with the Erie Canal and then the Hudson River.

The first South Bound Lock

The Weather Man is getting pretty good. At about 7:00 Friday evening the squall hit with 50 knots. I have been in line squalls before, with one a lot more then 50 knots right in Toronto Harbour. This one differed in that it lasted about half an hour at about 38 knots.

The next day the lake was a little rough.

My apologies for the bad photo. It's the best I have.

The storm did break the heat wave, 6 days over 90 and brought rain. We went to church Saturday evening ate on Irish Mist and got ready to leave the next morning. Sunday I woke up at 5:30 to 22 knots from the East. When the ladies got up it was simple we're not going. I agreed, but said lets wait a while and see what happens. By 10:00 it was rolling but the wind had calmed to 10 knots. By 11:00 we we're on our way to Sackets.