Saratoga Springs Trip: Flood Delay (Day 2, 6/28/2013)

We head out early from Cheerful Valley, passing an Erie Canal lock and the Erie Canal bike path. At around mile marker 118, East of Herkimer, traffic slows to a crawl, backed up by mud and debris washed over the road from last night’s downpour. All along the roadside we see streams and waterfalls gushing into the sluiceway beside the road.  State highway dump trucks and front-end loaders are digging out the blockages. For about an hour we crawl along.   

Despite the delay, we still make it in time to meet the prospective customer at 10:00am. Then, we make our way to the wedding location in Saratoga Springs. For the wedding, we stay in a hotel, but enjoy showing the RV to several curious people in the parking lot.