Middleport N.Y. - We get Toronto Radio Stations

This morning we woke and discovered the bolt had broken on the alternator bracket again. Dick was able to drill it out and put a new one in as we had hydro at the dock in Pittsford. After the first lock we discovered the raw water pump was acting up and so Dick primed it and it started working again. The weather was a lift as it was warm and the sun shown all day. When we arrived at the Park Avenue Bridge at Brockport the lady Bridge master said she was having trouble with the bridge lifting and had to change a fuse. Dick and I just looked at each other wide-eyed and held our breath for a minute. If one bridge does not work we are stuck here!!!!!! Our lady bridge master came back on the VHF and said she was lifting it. Putting the guard rails down was our first clue. Being from Port Stanley we are really quick on the lift bridge manuevers. You cannot put one over on us. Thank the Lord we are moving again. We were able to travel to Middleport which was one place short of our goal. We wanted to make it to Gasport as they have a Ace Hardware and we are running out of bolts. :) Middleport is a welcome respite for weary travellers. There is a dock, hydro and showers at the local police station. Skipper Bob said pick up the key at the bridge master office and when I tried to do that he said there was no key anymore they are open all the time. We headed over there to check it out and when we got there they were locked. A lady who worked in the building stopped and offered to find a key. She made a few calls and the Police Chief himself showed up with the key. They had painted them and someone locked them and no one who works there noticed. They were greatful that we brought it to their attention. Got to love a small town. I really miss ours. After a shower we went out to the local restaurant and had meatloaf. Rain is coming tonight but we will just see how it goes for tomorrow.