6/28/24 Layover day in Waterford - Yes Darling!❤️

A fun evening at a great show!

We began the day going for a walk/hike on the “flight trail”.  The trail started at lock #2 and we followed a short path to a road.  We ended up following several roads and saw very little of the locks, canals, or views we had expected.  We gave up on the hike as the sights were not getting any better and headed back to the boat to make some lunch.  Erik had a meeting/call he had to be on at 2 so we doddled around the boat for several hours on odd jobs and relaxation till his meeting.  

Couple additional looper boats came in in preparation for their rise up to the Erie Canal

Beautiful flowers and girls adorn the sidewalks along the wall where we are docked!
Hydrangea is apparently the bush of Waterford….tons of them everywhere 

Some sites from our walk 

We had an early dinner grilled on the boat and took Riva for another walk before heading out on our bikes to attend a 6pm meeting held at the combination library/senior center across the canal in Cohoes.  It was a good meeting with about 30 local folks, some of which we stood around and chatted with after the meeting for a while before heading one block over to the historic Cohoes Music Hall for an 8pm show.   Erik had found online yesterday that there was a production, ‘Yes Darling’, that looked pretty entertaining.   The show proved to be just that…very fun and entertaining with outstanding music and talent from the small cast.  It was a comedic and somewhat improv musical show that did not disappoint.  Renee was fortunate enough to be seated directly next to a very drunk and belligerent lady who felt the need to sing loudly and shout out random noises continuously for the first half hour or so before she was first escorted by the theatre staff up to the balcony and then about 15 minutes later escorted from the theater by the police.  The  shows stars did well in utilizing their improv skills to handle teh interruption.  In the link below is a video of a previous show that is slightly different but the same basic content….very good stuff!   You have to go to the 24th minute on the video to get past the pre show silence and to the actual show.  Take a watch if you want some laughs.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiAT8GkfwPI  

 Gorgeous old theatre 
Signs inside indicating some of the many famous acts that have taken the stage over the decades 

The show lasted over two hours and we rode home in the dark after the show not arriving back to the boat until about 10:30pm where we took Riva for a quick walk and bathroom break before heading off to sweet dreams of today and thoughts of what tomorrow may have in store!