As you enter the Erie there are 5 locks close together called the Waterford Flight and they raise you 150 feet. Since the dock at Waterford was not available we tied up at a concrete service wall just after lock #3 which is actually the second lock of the flight (there is no #1). It was only 1:30 so with the Dohrers we walked to the visitor’s center to check out the steam boats and tugs. As we walked past the lock tender’s station she was about to lock-up a boat so we decided to watch. When the friendly tender saw us she asked Polly if she wanted to operate the controls so Polly and Kathy shared the duty and operated the lock to lift the boat. Nothing like getting a little OJT toward a third career. The walk turned into a re-supply shopping opportunity and then back to the boat. Since we had left, more boats had found the wall so there will be 7-8 boats for the night. After burgers on the grill we had a web cam visit with Libby and Kate to get an update on the latest happenings at summer “day camp school” and other things going on at home