Tyler came to the east for a visit arriving last Tuesday and staying until this morning when we took him to Albany for his long trek back to Oregon. He spent the first two days with Jamie, Ian and Emmett in Saugerties, and we got him on Thursday evening until he departed today. We decided it would be fun to take a boat out on the Housatonic River. We wanted to raft, but the water is too low for rafting, so we opted for canoeing. We rented a canoe and were driven to a spot where we dropped off our car then rode in a van with a canoe on top to the drop off point. The trip was six miles total. It was wicked hot that day but out on the river, we had a breeze most of the time and it was actually pleasant. We were told the trip would take us about 2 hours, and that was just about how long it took us.
Our driver takes the canoe off the top of his van.
Off we go for our 6 mile canoe ride along the Housatonic River - Tyler works the front paddle, I work the back paddle, and David sits in the middle being a backseat driver
At about the 3 mile plus mark, we stop for a break. No, that is not a beer I'm drinking - it's a Diet Coke!
Happy canoers!
Tyler being our lead man for the whole 6 miles.
It was a really, really great trip and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. There is also a 13 mile trip you can take, and I might be up for a longer ride one day. I will, however, leave Dave Davis at home. He is such a nervous Nelly when he gets on water, despite the fact we were never far from shore, could often see the bottom of the river, and he was wearing a life jacket. He was terrified we were going to tip over and shouted out orders when Tyler and I failed to paddle in an exact straight line right down the middle of the river. Jeez! Buzz kill! So Ty and I just laughed and ignored most of what he said. Next time, if Ty isn't here, I'll take Ian. If he can canoe across the Hudson River, this would be a piece of cake for him!!
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