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September 3rd 2010

Published: September 4th 2010

August 21 - August 31st As mentioned in the last entry, we had a great time visiting with family at lock 8 on the Erie Canal. We then pushed off from there on August 21st and headed toward Waterford. Made it through the flight of 5 locks which ended the locking through of the Erie Canal. We have only great things to say about all of the lockmasters - they all are very friendly and go out of th... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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Fog starting to lift

Fog started to lift so we could navigate alittle easier - made for interesting travel

Historic lighthouses

Who knew there were so many lighthouses on the Hudson River? Quite a sight to see

The Esopus Meadows Lighthouse

This lighthouse was built in 1872 and is the southernmost lighthouse on the river

View on the Hudson

Just one of the great views along the Hudson - the river was so calm here that the reflections in the water were great

the big white house

The big white house on the hill along the Hudson

the little white house

At the same place they have a little white house across the stream

It is getting warmer

As you can see the Captain is now in his shades and his "wide" sun hat

Wired for sound

Bob is wired for sound when taking up the anchor at Storm King Mt. It really helps when trying to communicate 40 feet apart

View of the Hudson

The sun coming up did great things to the views of the Hudson

West Point

West Point is quite magestic on the Hudson

Trains are well used

The trains are used extensively along the Hudson. Here you can see the double decker freight cars down near Poughkeepsie

The Walking Bridge

Poughkeepsie has converted an old railroad bridge to a walking bridge which was well used. They even have "bridge music" to walk to. What a great idea

Bannerman Castle

The Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island was built betwen 1900-1918. Ammunitions dealer built a replica of a medieval castle as a summer resort and storeroom. Quite a sight to see

What is that coming down the river?

Quite a sight to see coming down the river. Interestingly we saw these being built up near Albany

5th September 2010

Bev & Steve
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great!
Photos wonderful - sounds like you're getting the "kinks" worked out and all the parts in the right places. Never thought of the Hudson as majestic - but you got to see it in a whole other light. Wonderful to hear from you and hope Earl passes so you can get on with the trip. Sounds like every day is fun so far. Thanks for the great blog news...you're doing a terrific narrative. Good Luck.

5th September 2010

gary hunt
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canal /waterford
Appears you got down the canal in the nick of time. We had 3 to 4 " of rain in Interlaken. Driving the thurway I saw the locks by Little Falls had logs and deris backed up 10 feet or more. The next day they had a barge with a backhoe on it pulling the wood out of the water. The water was almost as high on the bottom side, as the top side of the dam, that much water going over. We enjoyed Waterford when we visited in 2005 on our canal trip. Gary

6th September 2010

Anne
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Down the Hudson
How exciting! And you're not even in blue water yet. I'm enjoying every entry and trying to keep my envy at bay.

7th September 2010

Margarete
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Your adventure
I love hearing about your adventure! It is the first day of school with staff and I took a break to read your exiting tales of meeting people. It warms my heart to ear of the other folks who have assisted you as you sail. I never knew that monarchs loved Bob. Hmmm... Butterfly Bob!

9th September 2010

Judy and Jim Simmons
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Totally enjoying your pics of your adventure. Just picked up the current "Prime Times" and wonder just who you know at the paper! Not the front page, but just inside is Bob peeking thru the steps on the mast. Says "Bob Waller, featured in our last Prime Times, is now well on his way around the world." Celebrities .......who knew! Enjoy and be safe. Judy and Jim

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