We are so behind don't
even know where to start :-). As most of you know we spent way more time in
Kingston, NY than we planned on! Last Tuesday as we were getting ready to
leave, I jammed my knee and was unable to put any weight on it at all (and you
all know there is definitely some weight to put on it!). Any way, we went to
the emergency room and to the orthopedic surgeon the following day where I got
a cortisone shot in my knee. I totally rested it on Thursday, did a little
shopping on Friday and by Saturday we were able to throw off the lines and
cruise! I swear to you I heard the girls (engines) actually sigh in relief to
be moving again!
We left under not so
ideal conditions- probably 15-17 knott winds against the current but eventually
the Hudson River started to lay down. We went into an anchorage near New
Baltimore that was absolutely beautiful. Besides the occasional train or
motorcycle was pretty much silent. We awoke to the invasion of the midges which
I totally took care of with my Shark vacuum! We had role reversal leaving the
anchorage where Dave brought up the chain and washed and I stayed at the helm.
After 20 minutes the mud was off the chain and anchor and we were underway.
We headed up the Hudson
and first big "city" we saw since NYC was Albany. Very industrial and
then very interesting architecturally! After that Dave set up the lines and the
fenders for me- still having trouble with the lateral motion and bending down.
We came to our very first lock of the Great Loop- in Troy, NY. It is a very
large, federal lock with a dam that runs parallel to the lock (kind of
disconcerting to be beside the falls!)While Dave insisted that this lock was a piece of cake- I was very nervous! I was worried about the swing of the boat (damaging the front rails) as well as the stability of my knee. We did just fine (with the captain not leaving the bridge- see picture below) and my manning the lines. When we pulled into the free dock at Waterford- once again prayers were answered as there were 4 loopers there to catch and secure our lines! I love boating and most especially boaters. Docktails were on our new friends Trawler cat and now we are ready for bed! Thanks for following and enjoy the pictures!
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| Kingston Steamboat Museum |
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| Kingston Lighthouse |
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| Saugherties (meaning saw mill in Dutch) Lighthouse which is also a bed and breakfast. They are currently booking 13 months in advance |
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| One of the many ships/barges that we saw off or on loading up the Hudson River |
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| Hudson Lighthouse |
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| Trains were our constant companion. Just before New Baltimore the freight trains switched from the port side of the Hudson to the startboard side. |
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| Pierre- Day 20!!! Only 12 more days to go (he said he is giving it a month!) |
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| Albany port. This is the large tug/barge that passed us yesterday in the narrow part of the channel. |
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| Old PT boat that they have turned into a museum in Albany |
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| Albany skyline |
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| Dave from the bridge giving me encouraging "commands" in the Troy Lock. If you look at the pipe- I wrapped a line around the pipe at the bottom of the lock and we just rode it up. My concern was the swing of the back of the boat! |
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| First thing that we saw at the top of the Troy lock |
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| Waterford waterfront Live Webcam http://72.0.156.246:7111/view/viewer_index.shtml?id=35543 |
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| Instructions for Lock #2 heading up the Erie Canal |
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| Fire boat that is now a cruise boat out of Waterford |
Fryedaze and three other 'Loopers' on the free wall in Waterford NY.
Beautiful pictures. I'm glad your knee is getting better. Keep resting it and let Dave do the heavy lifting. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, and the facial hair looks great! :)
ReplyDeleteFirst time in my 58 years for the facial hair attempt:-). Giving it a month, but I am pretty sure it wont take. Its kind of a Unibomber look.
ReplyDeleteI have to stay on Bets all the time about resting that knee. You would think that working for a Orthopedic doctor in her past she would know better.