Round About

Kingston Point Again
Kingston Point on the Hudson River, N41 55 W73 58

(7/20/05) Today was oppressively hot and humid right from the start. After breakfasting in Kingston, we headed out to the Hudson again, anchored behind the breakwater and swam. The cool water felt great. This is the same spot were Pete Vonie and I anchored last week.

In the afternoon we motored over to Rhinecliff, across the Hudson and took Jenny to the Amtrak station. She left her truck at the train station in Rensallear so it should work out fine.

Tomorrow morning we sail at first light with the tide north again to Albany and to prep for the open house (open boat?).

Retracing Steps
Schodack Creek, N42 27 W73 46

(7/21/05) There was no wind today so we had to motor up the river. Weekdays it’s very quiet. The exception is when big cruisers go by without slowing down and reducing their wake. It seems that 25% of powerboat owner up here know that they’re supposed to slow down when passing a slow boat. In the ICW in Florida it was more like 75%. We tried giving them the palms-down slow-down signal as they pass, but they just reply with a wave. It’s almost comical how ignorant they are.

We’re in the place where the bald eagles nest, and yes we saw eagles again.

Closing the Circle
Albany Yacht Club, N42 39 W73 45

(7/22/05) Today we scrubbed and cleaned in preparation for the open house. Then we motored up to Albany. It was unbearably hot under the noonday sun.

It should be a fun day tomorrow. Friends who have been
reading the blog will get to see Tarwathie. We get time with friends we haven’t seen in a long while.

We had dinner tonight with the Albany Yacht Club members. It was interesting. Libby and I would be below average age if we were members.

We met Bill and Cora Ann, two transients like us. They have a homemade houseboat that they use on the Hudson and the Mohawk. It’s powered by a small 8 HP outboard. Their boat is called Vagabond. Vagabond is a good object lesson for those who say they can’t afford to cruise because of the high cost. You don’t need to be a rich man to enjoy yourself with a boat. Congratulations Bill and Cora Ann.