On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 06:56:50 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

If you want to get to the ocean quickly, I think taking the Lakes to Oswego, NY and joining the Erie
Canal there is the most expedient. This would be about 8 days in the Canal and Hudson River. An
easy enough trip, but with 33 locks you probably want a crew for this stretch. In the "Delivery"
section of my website there's a description and pics.

More scenic would be to go down the St. Lawrence to Lake Champlain and then on to the Hudson. This
would add several travel days, but you'd be tempted to linger more. Going all the way out the
Seaway would be a lot longer, but would include some of the most beautiful cruising grounds in the
world. Timing gets a little hard - this is definitely not a Winter trip. And radar is very handy.

Agreed, but if you don't go the long way out the St. Lawrence, you
miss the opportunity to cruise Cape Breton and the Bras D'Or
Lakes...definitely a highlight and excellent, protected cruising.
Unless you really want to do the upper lakes in one season, you might
consider dropping in Lake Ontario around Kingston and starting in late
April...that would mean a whole season that could include Nova Scotia,
Maine and then to NYC for the fall.

R.