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This blog will chronical canoe, kayak and other boating related trips I have planned or completed.
I hope you are inspired to get outside and live life to its fullest.
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Day 3 and 4
Monday we traveled to Palmyra lock #30. A real nice little dockage; power, showers and a small town with lots of museums. It has been quiet but not alot to see or report on. In and out of light rain and a bit of wind in our face. Just a relaxing day boating, drinking tea
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Erie Canal day 2
Sunday (oops had to coreect this from Saturday) night was a wet one. We got up fairly early but took our time starting the day, 9AM-ish and we are off. Rain has let up for now. We traversed the next two locks in short order and like pros. It really went smooth, and Peg is
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Erie Canal kick off.
Peg and I started out Friday and drove to an air b&b in Beaverdam NY. A real nice place on a goat farm just minutes from Watkins Glenn NY and Watkins Glen state park. We went to the park on Saturday morning, hiked took pictures before heading to the boat. We got our orientation and
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A new adventure
Good morning all and thanks for continuing to read my blog. On June 7th Peg and I will be starting a new adventure. Although not a paddle powered adventure, something new for both of us. We are going to the Erie Canal in NY and travel the canal by Narrow Boat. Here is a look
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Muses – Facts and stuff
I am going to start this post off explaining what this trip meant – the why if you will. I like to trek and I feel very comfortable in fresh water. I wanted a challenge so I looked at the ICW. Of course a salt water trip added the challenge of, the corrosiveness of salt
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I don’t want to fight or sit out the weather
I finally got to the internet and got to post all my pictures, and that took hours of work. I can’t imagine how the youtubers can do this. It was fun reliving the time spent; I met many new people and made new friends. I hope you get over and see those shots (click on
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Thanks Bruce. I start Monday.
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Thank Cheryl. I start Monday and prayers would be nice.
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Just left Ft. Lauderdale to head to Virginia!
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Thank you. I start Monday.
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Happy paddling! Have a safe and wonderful adventure. Praying for sunny skies and calmer waters. Will be following you .
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Thanks for stopping at Camachee Cove Yacht Harbor in St. Augustine, Florida. We don’t get too many kayakers here. Good luck on your amazing journey!
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Thank you for all your help.
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interesting to read about your ICW 2024 journey . Looking forward to reading about your next trip!
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This brought back so many memories of my first trip down – as soon as my older brother and I were old enough – middle school – my Dad fulfilled his lifelong dream of paddling the Allagash – we put it in on one of the upper lakes. First memories are us all sleeping under one tarp – no tent – waking up with 1000 mosquitoes perched right over our faces. And also catching dozens of brook trout into the evening on what became bare hooks – at a stream coming in. While we were dragged on this of course I ended up with several boats, doing tons of whitewater and canoe trips through out my life – and now have the light Souris River kevlar/fiberglass 17 so I can keep going alone in my old age – now 71. Ended up on one of my parents 3 week arctic trips before grad school back in 1977. Every time my Dad saw another person on a trip in Maine he would go 100 miles further north and that’s how he got to the arctic. My older sister and husband have continued to do dozens of them.
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It is a beautiful area and unfortunately i did see more people than I had hoped – mid week in late Sept. – great for fall color though. Thanks for continuing to follow.
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