Rained hard all day on the 9th so we stayed put in our little creek.
On the trail at 7 this morning in order to get the most of the falling tide, always difficult going downriver.
Past some scars from quarrying operations, interesting contrast in colours.
Continue reading “Sauguties to Haverstraw Marina – August 10”
Busted a start at 8:00 am to try to ride some falling tide down the Hudson.
Past Albany, state capital an’ all
Allegedly sixty people in London took exception to this bus and asked the Advertising Standards Authority to can it.
Now apart from the fact that the campaign would be more effective if conducted in several foreign languages, it strikes me as a highly relevant approach to a growing problem.
No more Mr Nice Guy.
The bachelors and the divorced like to boast of their success with the opposite sex. The happily married men amongst us let them rattle on, fascinated and abhored at the same time and, with a degree of envy. As the stories get more and more descriptive the marrieds separate from the conquistadors and remove themselves to the quietest part of the pub, commonly known as the rugby corner. Over here we amuse ourselves by making variations on the famous Paul Newman quote “Why go out for a burger when there’s steak at home?” Continue reading “Kiss and Tell”
Left the lock 7 wall at 8:00 to try to make it to Troy by mid afternoon as a storm was threatening, hard to believe as this was the morning view.
Have been out of touch in deepest darkest Pembrokeshire.
The place appears to have been invaded by a strange new set of creatures.
They are all obese, of indeterminate age, suspiciously female and bedecked with bright red hair and navy blue claws. They purport to be human but I’m not too sure. The blue claws are a bit disconcerting when handing over one’s obligatory infusions of red wine, perilously close to ones own unbedecked hands.
What is this place, where and why do the owners want to sell it?
Do you’re children / grand children know-it-all?
Why not test them on YouTube’s Geek IQ test?
(You might want to have 2 or 3 goes yourself (or 4, 5,or 6) and register a reasonable score before issuing the challenge :))
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The prime mover needed an oil change so we made a trip to NAPA in Canajahorie Monday morning for oil and filters.
Decided to bag the rest of the day and make it up tomorrow. Cooked a chicken vindaloo for dinner.
Tuesday, brilliant day, still and bright, got started at 8:30
Not a breath of wind but a chill in the air (temp about 60F)
Raining hard in the early hours so held off a start until it eased at 9:45am
Plan to run Locks 19 through 14 today (all down) for a total descent of 120’ over 40 miles, may be tight given our late start. Especially as we are getting into the area that was worst hit by the rain damage in the late spring.
Signs of remediation work everywhere, dredgers old and new
Boadicea's Chariot 
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