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August 12, 2011



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Heading home on the Jmz

August 12, 2011

Heading home on the Jmz

The Pool Barge!

August 12, 2011

The Pool Barge!

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August 12, 2011



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August 12, 2011



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Catching a ride on the Doyen

August 12, 2011

Catching a ride on the Doyen

Great Neck with Bonnie

August 12, 2011

Great Neck with Bonnie

Seal scull?

August 11, 2011



Seal scull?, uploaded by marielorenz.

Seal scull?

Blackberry Island

August 11, 2011

Blackberry Island

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August 11, 2011



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David Horvitz in Mamaronek

August 11, 2011

David Horvitz in Mamaronek

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August 10, 2011



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Pirate mini golf in Bay.ville Long islan

August 10, 2011

Pirate mini golf in Bay.ville Long island

No match for the wind

August 10, 2011

No match for the wind

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August 10, 2011



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August 10, 2011



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Lighthouse island

August 10, 2011

Lighthouse island

Headed back in the direction of new york

August 10, 2011

Headed back in the direction of new york with Deb Larson

Headed back in the direction of new york

August 10, 2011

Headed back in the direction of new york with Deb Larson

Truck portage to the north shore.

August 10, 2011

Truck portage to the north shore.

Hoping for better weather tomorrow

August 9, 2011

Hoping for better weather tomorrow

My dad gives us his lecture on internati

August 8, 2011

My dad gives us his lecture on international piracy

Exploring Fire Island with my dad.

August 8, 2011

Exploring Fire Island with my dad.

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August 8, 2011



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Heading back out to Fire Island with Lan

August 8, 2011

Heading back out to Fire Island with Lan Tuazon, Carla Edwards, and my dad.

Watching the Stalker back home for the n

August 7, 2011

Watching the Stalker back home for the night

Stormy seas at Bay Shore

August 6, 2011

Stormy seas at Bay Shore

Waiting for jeff on the porch of an aban

August 6, 2011

Waiting for jeff on the porch of an abandoned house

Heading for the Robert Moses Causeway wi

August 6, 2011

Heading for the Robert Moses Causeway with Tim and Sarah

Sarah and Tim get ready to go

August 6, 2011

Sarah and Tim get ready to go

Caroline Woolard, Colin McMullan, Christ

August 6, 2011

Caroline Woolard, Colin McMullan, Christopher Robbins and i on Patio Island near Babylon.

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August 6, 2011



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Cooking calzones on an island near Babyl

August 5, 2011

Cooking calzones on an island near Babylon

My hand at spades

August 5, 2011

My hand at spades

Abandoned table and chairs on a scenic o

August 5, 2011

Abandoned table and chairs on a scenic overlook.

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August 5, 2011



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August 5, 2011



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Caroline is making dough that we will gr

August 5, 2011

Caroline is making dough that we will grill on the fire tonight

6am

August 5, 2011



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6am

Camped out near Long Beach with Caroline

August 4, 2011

Camped out near Long Beach with Caroline

Long Beach!

August 4, 2011



Long Beach!, uploaded by marielorenz.

Long Beach!

Brin and Kris at Jo

August 4, 2011

Brin and Kris at Jordan’s Lobster.

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August 4, 2011



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Saved from the rain last night. Hotel by

August 4, 2011

Saved from the rain last night. Hotel by the bay

The gay sail!

August 3, 2011



The gay sail!, uploaded by marielorenz.

Gay sailing!

JFK

August 3, 2011



JFK, uploaded by marielorenz.

JFK

Decision Point

August 3, 2011



Decision Point, uploaded by marielorenz.

Decision Point

Moses Gates is totally tweeting this

August 3, 2011

Moses Gates is totally tweeting this

Moses Gates gets ready to explore Canars

August 3, 2011

Moses Gates gets ready to explore Canarsie Pol

Waking up at Constance Hockaday’s Boatel

August 3, 2011

Waking up at Constance Hockaday’s Boatel

Here is my room at the boatel

August 2, 2011

Here is my room at the boatel

Connie fishing for glowing jelly fish

August 2, 2011

Connie fishing for glowing jelly fish

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August 2, 2011



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The Jill Hodges bridge

August 2, 2011

The Jill Hodges bridge

Adrian Kinloch in Jamaica Bay

August 2, 2011

Adrian Kinloch in Jamaica Bay

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August 2, 2011



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Jesse Hammerman and Melissa Brown

August 2, 2011

Jesse Hammerman and Melissa Brown

Jesse Hammerman and Melissa Brown

August 2, 2011

Jesse Hammerman and Melissa Brown

Getting closer to the bridge

August 2, 2011

Getting closer to the bridge

Jesse Hammerman and Melissa Brown

August 2, 2011

Jesse Hammerman and Melissa Brown

Jesse Hammerman and Melissa Brown

August 2, 2011

Jesse Hammerman and Melissa Brown

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August 1, 2011



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Daphne Fitzpatrick

August 1, 2011

Daphne Fitzpatric

Escape from Manhattan

August 1, 2011

Escape from Manhattan

Fred Hayes

August 1, 2011



Fred Hayes, uploaded by marielorenz.

Fred Hayes

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August 1, 2011



DSC00798, uploaded by marielorenz.

Manhattan Bridge

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August 1, 2011



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The bags are packed

August 1, 2011

The bags are packed

The boat is loaded

August 1, 2011

The boat is loaded

Taking a swim break at the falls

July 31, 2011

Taking a swim break at the falls

Hanna Leo

July 31, 2011



Hanna Leo, uploaded by marielorenz.

Hanna Leo

Visiting the Half Moon

July 31, 2011

Visiting the Half Moon

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July 31, 2011



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RJ Supa, david Fierman, Victoria Keddie

July 30, 2011

RJ Supa, david Fierman, Victoria Keddie on Middle Ground Flats

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July 30, 2011



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Rj and friends

July 30, 2011



Rj and friends, uploaded by marielorenz.

Rj and friends

Maria T

July 30, 2011



Maria T, uploaded by marielorenz.

Maria T

Giselle Potter and family meet us out on

July 30, 2011

Giselle Potter and family meet us out on the high seas.

Kara Kazanoff at the Athens light house

July 30, 2011

Kara Kazanoff at the Athens light house

Cathl

July 30, 2011



Cathl, uploaded by marielorenz.

Cathleen Chaffee, Tania Cross, and Birgit Rathsmann exploring Hudson.

Jack Hanley and Micheal Bauer

July 30, 2011

Jack Hanley and Micheal Bauer

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July 30, 2011



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Robin Vachal in Athens

July 30, 2011

Robin Vachal in Athens

Jeff Williams

July 30, 2011



Jeff Williams, uploaded by marielorenz.

Jeff Williams

6 am

July 30, 2011



6 am, uploaded by marielorenz.

6 am

Camped out

July 29, 2011



Camped out, uploaded by marielorenz.

Camped out

Ready to go

July 29, 2011



Ready to go, uploaded by marielorenz.

Ready to go

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April 4, 2010



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The Athen’s Hudson light house.

April 4, 2010

The Athen’s Hudson light house.

Landing at the beach in Hudson.

April 4, 2010

Landing at the beach in Hudson.

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April 4, 2010



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We leave the island.

April 4, 2010

We leave the island.

It’s like the Paola Pivi piece- says Dia

April 4, 2010

It’s like the Paola Pivi piece- says Diana.

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April 4, 2010



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April 4, 2010



DSC00438, uploaded by marielorenz.

Found on the beach.

April 4, 2010

Found on the beach.

After lunch we sit in the sun and chat a

April 4, 2010

After lunch we sit in the sun and listen to birds. There actually seem to be less of them than in New York. Maybe they like the city.

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April 4, 2010



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Before we round the island and make for

April 4, 2010

Before we round the island and make for Hudson ya decide to stop for a snack.

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April 4, 2010



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April 4, 2010



DSC00429, uploaded by marielorenz.

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April 4, 2010



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April 4, 2010



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We push off from Middle Ground Flats.

April 4, 2010

We push off from Middle Ground Flats.

This makes you afraid to stand in the sa

April 4, 2010

This makes you afraid to stand in the same place for too long- says Diana -like the trees will just swallow you up.

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April 4, 2010



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Diana said- if the state wanted the land

April 4, 2010

Diana said- if the state wanted the land back so bad you’de think they would have cleaned it up.

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April 4, 2010



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This notice is attached to one of the ho

April 4, 2010

This notice is attached to one of the houses. It looks like things changed out here in 08. When we start to look around we realize the houses were not temporary at all.

All along the banks we have been seeing

April 4, 2010

All along the banks we have been seeing little temporary houses, so we pull up to explore.

Yesterday we passed the historic house o

April 4, 2010

Yesterday we passed the historic house of Thomas Cole. We could just make out it’s turrets above the trees and we imagined ourselves to be a spec in one of his paintings of the Hudson River.

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April 4, 2010



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April 4, 2010



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April 4, 2010



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The wind and tide are going south, so Di

April 4, 2010

The wind and tide are going south, so Diana and I will try and make it back to Hudson.

We take a few things we need for the day

April 4, 2010

We take a few things we need for the day, and leave Sohrab and Michal with the rest.

Planning out the next step.

April 4, 2010

Planning out the next step.

We leave the boat while go in get coffee

April 4, 2010

We leave the boat while go in get coffee.

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April 4, 2010



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April 4, 2010



DSC00402, uploaded by marielorenz.

It is kind of a miracle that they found

April 4, 2010

When we look around today, It is kind of a miracle that they found us.

Some of the confusion of last night is e

April 4, 2010

Some of the confusion of last night is explained when we figure out that we were not on an island at all. And we told Diana’s friends to meet us in the wrong place.

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April 4, 2010



DSC00398, uploaded by marielorenz.

All aboard!

April 4, 2010



All aboard!, uploaded by marielorenz.

All aboard!

The is no wind and the water is like gla

April 4, 2010

The is no wind and the water is like glass.

I thought i heard something scurrying ar

April 4, 2010

I thought i heard something scurrying around last night.

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April 4, 2010



DSC00394, uploaded by marielorenz.

Good night!

April 3, 2010



Good night!, uploaded by marielorenz.

Good night!

Much better than last night’s dinner!

April 3, 2010

Much better than last night’s dinner!

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April 3, 2010



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Making a fire.

April 3, 2010



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Making a fire.

We load all the friends into the boat an

April 3, 2010

We load all the friends into the boat and head back to the island.

We paddled across and met diana’s friend

April 3, 2010

We paddled across and met diana’s friends Sohrab and Micheal.

Still waiting.

April 3, 2010



Still waiting., uploaded by marielorenz.

Still waiting.

Diana’s friends are somewhere on land tr

April 3, 2010

Diana’s friends are somewhere on land trying to find us. But it is hard to figure out just where. We wait on the southern tip of the island.

Diana’s friends have called from shore.

April 3, 2010

Diana’s friends have called from shore. Now we are setting out to find them in the dark.

Finally. A sandy beach and even a grill

April 3, 2010

Finally. A sandy beach and even a grill and fire ring.

We set back out to find a spot.

April 3, 2010

We set back out to find a spot.

We are not sure what to do. The bank is

April 3, 2010

We are not sure what to do. The bank is steep and thick with brambles. Not a good camp site.

We get back in the boat to look for a be

April 3, 2010

We get back in the boat to look for a better place to camp.

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April 3, 2010



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Diana’s friends are going to meet up with us on the island. They have been following the pictures on line and now they are coming with hot dogs and beer.

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April 3, 2010



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We pull up onto a swamp bank to look at

April 3, 2010

We pull up onto a swamp bank to look at the map.

Stockport Middle Ground. We think it is

April 3, 2010

Stockport Middle Ground. We think it is an island made of what they dredged to make the shipping channel.

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April 3, 2010



DSC00366, uploaded by marielorenz.

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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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We push off and say goodby to the pretty

April 3, 2010

We push off and say goodby to the pretty town of Hudson.

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April 3, 2010



DSC00346, uploaded by marielorenz.

At the train station i find a magazine w

April 3, 2010

At the train station i find a magazine with an amazing image: New York City covered in a waterfall. It reminds me of something Melissa Brown would make.

We hang out in the train station waiting

April 3, 2010

We hang out in the train station waiting for my phone to charge.

A wonderful coincidence happens when we

April 3, 2010

A wonderful coincidence happens when we get into town. We see Gareth, my friend McKendree’s husband. He and his friends are on a long bike ride. We compare travel notes and then his friend points out some good camping places.

This must be where they store or fix the

April 3, 2010

This must be where they store or fix the river bouys.

I wonder what kind of town Hudson is.

April 3, 2010

I wonder what kind of town Hudson is.

We hide the boat on the shore. I hope it

April 3, 2010

We hide the boat on the shore. I hope it will be ok.

We find a little beach just before town.

April 3, 2010

We find a little beach just before town.

Coming into Hudson.

April 3, 2010

Coming into Hudson.

We start seeing duck blinds all along th

April 3, 2010

We start seeing duck blinds all along the shore.

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April 3, 2010



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Goodby Roger’s Island! Happy Easter Roge

April 3, 2010

Goodby Roger’s Island! Happy Easter Roger.

We stop and take a rest on Rogers Island

April 3, 2010

We stop and take a rest on Rogers Island. How well named – i think. My uncle Roger has been on my mind this whole trip. He is the one who taught me to paddle a canoe and camp.

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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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The wind pushes us over to the western b

April 3, 2010

The wind pushes us over to the western bank. And to me it seems like a strange new country.

We are going to try to set off again wit

April 3, 2010

We are going to try to set off again with a revised sail.

The first boat that we have seen all day

April 3, 2010

The first boat that we have seen all day. In fact, the first other human.

The wind is gusting from one side of the

April 3, 2010

The wind is gusting from one side of the river then the other. We decide to eat lunch and see what happens.

The remains of a broken up house. It loo

April 3, 2010

The remains of a broken up house. It looks like this whole island was under water at some point this winter.

The former inhabitants of the island lef

April 3, 2010

The former inhabitants of the island left this little raft. It leads me to wonder where they are.

We struggle against the wind to get to a

April 3, 2010

We struggle against the wind to get to a little island.

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April 3, 2010



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April 3, 2010



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Diana practices with the sail on dry lan

April 3, 2010

Diana practices with the sail on dry land. It will be her job to take it down in a hurry if something goes wrong.

We have found a few options. And we star

April 3, 2010

We have found a few options. And we start to lay out the sail.

Too long

April 3, 2010



Too long, uploaded by marielorenz.

Too long

We pull up at the landing to try and fin

April 3, 2010

We pull up at the landing to try and find a better mast.

The waves are big though. And it is worr

April 3, 2010

The waves are big though. And it is worrisom with so much stuff weighing down the boat.

Even though the tide is against us we ha

April 3, 2010

Even though the tide is against us we have a nice wind going in our direction.

We pack up the boat and get ready.

April 3, 2010

We pack up the boat and get ready.

Breakfast.

April 3, 2010



Breakfast., uploaded by marielorenz.

Breakfast.

We slept by the train tracks last night.

April 3, 2010

We slept by the train tracks last night. No matter how i tried to mentally prepare myself, the train coming by in the night always woke me up in a panic.

Good morning!

April 3, 2010



Good morning!, uploaded by marielorenz.

Good morning!

Good night!

April 2, 2010



Good night!, uploaded by marielorenz.

Good night!

We walk back to the boat in the pitch da

April 2, 2010

We walk back to the boat in the pitch dark. It turns out we walked in a big circle. Consulting a map at the gas station, we found a better way back.

Dinner

April 2, 2010



Dinner, uploaded by marielorenz.

Dinner

Mmmm

April 2, 2010



Mmmm, uploaded by marielorenz.

Mmmm

Suddenly we see the lights of civilizati

April 2, 2010

Suddenly we see the lights of civilization.

Now we are walking along a highway looki

April 2, 2010

Now we are walking along a highway looking for food. It is not exactly camping.

We walk along in the pitch black. We can

April 2, 2010

We walk along in the pitch black. We can’t seem to find the town.

Seems like we made it to Germantown.

April 2, 2010

Seems like we made it to Germantown.

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April 2, 2010



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We decide to walk north a bit and try to

April 2, 2010

We decide to walk north a bit and try to find Germantown.

We stash all the stuff under the boat.

April 2, 2010

We stash all the stuff under the boat.

Where are we?

April 2, 2010



Where are we?, uploaded by marielorenz.

Where are we?

It is almost dark.

April 2, 2010

It is almost dark.

I have to think about what to do next.

April 2, 2010

I have to think about what to do next.

We pull over to think.

April 2, 2010

We pull over. It is getting pretty cold out on the water.

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April 2, 2010



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The tide has turned against us. We are s

April 2, 2010

The tide has turned against us. We are still going in the right direction, but we are paddling much harder.

The sun is setting.

April 2, 2010

The sun is setting.

The wind is dying. The tide is turning a

April 2, 2010

The wind is dying. The tide is turning around.

I can never remember how far a nautical

April 2, 2010

I can never remember how far a nautical mile is.

We try and figure out how ear we have co

April 2, 2010

We try and figure out how ear we have come. But my map only has nautical miles.

We are passing by a huge factory. And yo

April 2, 2010

We are passing by a huge factory. And you can hear machinery humming for miles.

The sail is working great. And we are ma

April 2, 2010

The sail is working great. And we are making much better time than i thought we would.

Huge houses line the banks.

April 2, 2010

Huge houses line the banks.

We know we only have a few more hours to

April 2, 2010

We know we only have a few more hours to ride with the tide. When it turns around we will not be able to paddle against the current.

A train heading to New York.

April 2, 2010

A train heading to New York.

Diana checks to make sure everything is

April 2, 2010

Diana checks to make sure everything is working on line.

We make a sail to take advantage of the

April 2, 2010

We make a sail to take advantage of the tail wind.

Diana paddles in the back for a bit.

April 2, 2010

Diana paddles in the back for a bit.

And a plastic chair.

April 2, 2010

And a plastic chair.

We seem to be going up river with large

April 2, 2010

We seem to be going up river with large amounts of debris.

Diana wanted to see some fake ruins she

April 2, 2010

Diana wanted to see some fake ruins she had heard about out here.

We pull up the boat to look around.

April 2, 2010




We pull up the boat to look around.

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We pull up the boat to look around.

Under the train bridge.

April 2, 2010

Under the train bridge.

As we leave the protected bay by Annenda

April 2, 2010

As we leave the protected bay by Annendale the wind picks up.

It could not be a better day to take a b

April 2, 2010

It could not be a better day to take a boat trip.

And her friend Sohrab sees us off. He wi

April 2, 2010

And her friend Sohrab sees us off. He will call us tonight to make sure we are ok.

Diana finds a pretty spot right by her s

April 2, 2010

Diana finds a pretty spot right by her school to launch the boat.

I met Diana at Bard with her friends.

April 2, 2010

I met Diana at Bard with her friends.

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April 2, 2010



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My brother gave me a Pirate Pez dispense

April 2, 2010

My brother gave me a Pirate Pez dispenser. Sent from my mom for Easter. Take it with you for good luck- he said.

Leaving New York. It is hard to believe

April 2, 2010

Leaving New York. It is hard to believe that in a few hours i could be floating along in the Hudson River.

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March 28, 2010

Check here starting in the afternoon on April 2nd to see live images from our trip.

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