North onto Lake Ontario

On Tuesday May, 29 we left Seneca Falls and back tracked on the Erie Canal until it joined the Oswego Canal. We went as far north as Phoenix, NY where we spent the night at the city dock with free water and power. On Wednesday we went the last 21 miles to Oswego, NY where we had a scheduled lay over to change oil and reprovision before heading across Lake Ontario. On Friday we left about noon, after visiting Fort Ontario, to head out to the NE in fog towards Sackets Harbor. About 2 hours out I noticed that the oil pressure in the starboard engine was low. Shut it down, went below to find that oil was leaking from the oil filter. Continued the trip up to Henderson Bay on the port engine. Anchored for the night in Henderson Bay. Today, Saturday June 2, we came the reast of the way to Sackets Harbor where we are at Navy Point Marina. We have fixed the oil leak and spent several hours this afternoon viewing Fort Thomkins and Sackets Harbor Battlefield. This was the first site for the US Navy while we were tring to defind ourselves from the British in the War or 1812. The British were invading from Kingston, Ontario which is just to the north on the other side of the St. Lawrence River. It will be interesting to see the forts in Kingston and get the Canadian side of the story. There is lots of history in this part of the country. We will leave tomorrow an head up to the Thousand Islands for a couple of days before we enter Canada.