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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Hitchhiking up the Hudson - following Henry's path
400 years ago Henry Hudson, the son of a London Alderman, got financing from the Dutch East India Company. Aboard the Halv Maan he set out in 1609 seeking a passage to the Orient. It was his fourth attempt. Northern routes had failed so he went south: Chesapeake Bay: dead end, Delaware River (once known as the South River) - another cul de sac; the Hudson (North River) showed promise. But it too was a long cul de sac. And a great ride.
Times Reporter Corey Kilgallon started out from Times Square with a kayak and hitched rides all the way to the Troy Locks - where Hudson ran out of water. Here's his VIDEO
No, not really. Just furiously jealous. I'll be watching the video as soon as I'm home.
Richard had the most wonderful idea for how I could accomplish my pipe dream of paddling the Hudson without having to rent a car & drive myself to Troy one time; he said that in the spring, when sailboats start heading north to Champlain, they can frequently use an extra pair of hands to help out with unstepping & restepping the mast at the bridge. So, I hitch a ride for myself & my kayak at 79th street, I make myself useful for the trip north, and then in Troy they drop me in the river (and if I've been useful enough they throw my kayak & my gear in too) and then all I have to do is get back to NYC!
Unfortunately that would involve taking however many days it would take, and being able to do that with a day's notice if I'm lucky, right in the middle of budget season.
I hate him.
ReplyDeleteNo, not really. Just furiously jealous. I'll be watching the video as soon as I'm home.
Richard had the most wonderful idea for how I could accomplish my pipe dream of paddling the Hudson without having to rent a car & drive myself to Troy one time; he said that in the spring, when sailboats start heading north to Champlain, they can frequently use an extra pair of hands to help out with unstepping & restepping the mast at the bridge. So, I hitch a ride for myself & my kayak at 79th street, I make myself useful for the trip north, and then in Troy they drop me in the river (and if I've been useful enough they throw my kayak & my gear in too) and then all I have to do is get back to NYC!
Unfortunately that would involve taking however many days it would take, and being able to do that with a day's notice if I'm lucky, right in the middle of budget season.
Nice pipe dream, though.