June 12 - Amsterdam, NY

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After a heavy rain over-night, we were on our way by 10 a.m. We passed through three locks as we traversed 21 miles of the Mohawk River area of the Canal. The scenery was lovely, and the water quite placid, often mirroring the reflection of the sky and trees. We were accompanied by "Samira", an Express Cruiser, owned by John and Donna from the Chicago area. They began the Loop in September '07, and have enjoyed the trip so much that they want to do it again! We arrived in Amsterdam around 1:30 p.m., and after lunch took the pedestrian walkway from our dock over the very close-by railroad tracks into town. The down-town proved to be quite small and somewhat depressed, although we did pass the "Professional Wrestlers Hall of Fame"! We invited John and Donna for cocktails, and enjoyed a delightful evening listening to some great stories of their Loop adventure.