We started the Erie Canal on Friday in jeans and sweatshirts to keep warm. We even spent time driving the boat from below to escape the cool wind. the last three days however have been brutal. Heat in the high 90s ... The last two days we ran with the generator so that we could keep the air conditioners running. Easier to keep things cool than to cool them down once they get over heated. We even left Utica this morning at O'dark thirty to beat the heat. Got on a roll...decided to spend one long day in the heat instead of two short days. We arrived in Brewerton at 2:30 today. A day early...but so worth it. There are six transient boats lined up with Looper Flags flying...and our friends Susan and Carolyn are among 'em. They are off visiting friends and will return on Thursday. We are here until Saturday...resting, re-stocking, visiting West Marine and Target....oh, I think we'll manage. NEWS Flash...water in this area is suitable for swimming...so for the second time since we started all this boating, we donned swimsuits and swam around the boat. Delightful....WHAT A DEAL!!!!