- 34.7 miles
- 4 hours 31 minutes
- 7.6 mph average speed
- 1-5 mph winds
Upon leaving Little Falls, there was light rain and a lot of debris in the canal (branches and logs). We were headed to Sylvan Beach, NY but decided to stop in Rome, NY instead so that we could visit the Fort Stanwix National Monument. On the way, we also saw that there was a beautiful theatre in Rome and purchased tickets to what we thought was a play for that evening. After purchasing the tickets online and marveling that the tickets were only $8, we realized we had purchased tickets to a movie, not a play! The movie was titled Phantom of the Open which is the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, who, after never having played golf, was able to gain entry into the 1976 British Open qualifying rounds where he then shot the worst round in Open history (121 – 49 over par) and even went on to enter a few other times under different names after having been banned from returning. It was actually a cute movie although not shown in the grand theatre we had seen photos of on the internet but a tiny 1950’s looking movie theatre next door!
We saw a couple of Bald Eagles on our trip today. Our photos were not as good as one that Susi took so we are borrowing hers!
Fort Stanwix was originally built by the British in 1758 during the French and Indian War. and was captured by the Americans during the Revolutionary War. It later burned to the ground in 1781. The site of the original fort is now home to a reconstructed structure built by the National Park Service.
We had an early diner at the well regarded Franklin Hotel before attending the aforementioned movie.
