Across the Lake!

We departed at 0715 in light fog this morning and couldn't have asked for a better day to cross. There was no wind and no waves. We only saw 3 other boats in the entire 50 miles. The only bad thing was the green flies. We were inundated with them. The entire aft deck covering was thick with them and they were all over the aft deck as well as all window screens. We had to put the screens up on the doors to keep them out. We used our portable vacuum so much in the pilot house that the battery went dead so I turned the inverter on to charge it. Then I got the shop vac out and tried blowing them off the back end. I then vacuumed many and blew again. Finally got enough cleared off so Ann could work the lines through the first lock in Oswego. Went through that and tied up to the wall north of the next lock for the night and washed the boat down with canal water. Still no good internet so pictures will follow.