We’re going to stay at our slip in the 79th St Boat Basin one more night. We had more to do than we thought to get ourselves ready to go to Cape May, NJ. Good news is that it worked … Continue reading
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Just finished some laundry and some boat chores (they just keep comin’). We’re at the West 79th Street Boat Basin in Manhattan, N.Y. We arrived yesterday afternoon, around 4 pm, but had to relocate (more about that later). It was … Continue reading
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I wasn’t sure if “notched” was the right word…but I wanted something that started with an “n”. Synonyms for notched include chisel, cut, dent, gash, incise, so notched will do just fine. I’ll tell you about what we’ve been up … Continue reading
It was a somber morning on the Hudson River, as it might have been in the rest of this lovely country, I imagine. We passed a ceremony commemorating 9/11 on the western shore at about 10am. We weren’t too sure … Continue reading
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We stepped (raised) the mast today. Before I get into that, though, I have a few things to tell you about last night. Remember I told you about John, the fellow Canadian also headed south, who invited us over for … Continue reading
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It’s blowing really hard here in Waterford, N.Y., so we’ve decided to stay put until it calms down. This morning’s weather report said gusts to 58mph. We figure we need a little more experience maneuvering the vessel before we venture out … Continue reading
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So much to tell you about. It feels like a lot of time has passed since we left what, 5 days ago? Not that time is dragging, or that it’s not been a lot of fun – it may just … Continue reading
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We’re at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Brewerton, New York. Can’t beat the iced tea and free WiFi. The weather isn’t the best for crossing Oneida Lake, but it looks like it’ll be worse on Tuesday and Wednesday, so we’re going … Continue reading
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Charged up the laptop using the ATM outlet in the Dunkin’ Donuts (thanks to the kind manager). Here are a few pictures from yesterday and today.
Across Lake Ontario…. We arrived in Oswego, N.Y. yesterday around 4:30 in the afternoon. Aside from the pestilence, the passage was perfect (bad alliteration, sorry). We were swarmed by biting flies (bigger than black flies, smaller than house flies) about … Continue reading