A Truly Intrepid Cruiser

Lock 20
43 08.59 N 075 17.51 W

Libby left me alone for a couple of days. I'm just hanging out here at Lock 20 and enjoying it.

Tonight I met Jake. Jake is a cruiser extraordinare. He is doing the Great Loop by kayak. 5000 miles. Jake started in Wisconsin, paddled down to Florida, back up the east coast and he plans to return to Wisconsin by the end of August. He carries all his gear and food with him on his one man kayak. At night, he stops, cooks himself a hot meal and camps by the shore. Jake said that the Erie Canal has been exceptionally nice for his kind of cruising.

I'm reminded of the old saw about the guy with the big luxury yacht. He says, "No matter how big your boat, there's always someone with a bigger boat." Amen. On this blog Libby and I amaze our readers with our intrepidness, courage and the hardships we put up with. Jake's adventure makes ours sound puny in comparison. I greatly admire Jake.

Have a look at Jake's web page here. I'm going to add it to the list of Cruising blogs in the sidebar. Some pictures of Jake below.

From NY2010

From NY2010

From NY2010