Below are links to Google Maps of our location, links to marinas if applicable, and links to Kem's blog on the Houston Chronicle. Most recent event on top.

Places we've been along the way and tentative plans We have no schedule and we're sticking to it.

"HUDSON CURIOSITIES" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " Although I tried to cover most of the intriguing points of interest in our trek up and down the Hudson River, I may have missed some. Following are a few that you might find interesting. Dunderberg M... "

"HAVERSTRAW" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " We are in a delightful marina in Haverstraw, NY. We will be here for a few days to catch up on boat maintenance, mail and business. Next stop is the Big Apple and we want to be ready to hit the road ... "

Half-Moon Bay Marina

CLEARWATER REVIVAL two day music extravaganza is in the park next door. Pete Seeger’s Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival this weekend - 98 entertainers, 3 stages, 2 days (19 hours) of solid music http://www.clearwaterfestival.org. Arlo Guthrie may break an all-time record of 45 minutes with his hit Alice’s Restaurant. We have our tickets and we are excited. It’s like Woodstock (right up the road) but different.

"CLEARWATER REVIVAL 2011" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " The Great Hudson River Clearwater Revival raises funds and awareness in support of cleaning up America’s First River, the Hudson. And it all started more than 35 years ago, when it was but the ... "

"HALF MOON BAY" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " Our run from Hyde Park to Half Moon Bay was a great morning cruise. With rain predicted (correctly) in the afternoon, the sky was gray and the clouds were hugging the mountain tops. The closer we got... "

Hyde Park Marina - we're on the face dock on the river side. Very exposed but with the exception of one tow boat who rocked us when we first arrived, it's been very smooth. Tied ball fenders to the dock - worked well.

$2.00 foot with 25% BoatUS discount for days after the first.

"POWER TO THE PEOPLE" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " The idea of harnessing the power of rivers and using the water to cool reactors has been around a long time, and it’s evident from all of the power plants along the river. We’ve seen all ... "

"MANSIONS ON THE HUDSON" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " Mansions are everywhere on the Hudson – usually high above the trees peering down upon the river. They were built in the gilded age of wealth and much to our delight; many are now the property ... "

"THE CIA" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " The CIA headquarters on the Hudson River looks imposing from the water – we could only imagine what it would be like up close. We decided to check it out and Enterprise was only too willing to ... "

Sculling crews from a nearby college in training - Video

"CATSKILL CATS" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " Who put the cats in Catskill? Why the Chamber of Commerce, of course! Here are but a few of the ones we found - Cat Fish Catooed Kit Carson Caddy Shack Kittyland Mad Catter Snow Cat Motorcycle Meowma... "

"CATSKILL" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: " I learned something new today about the word “kill.” It seems to be attached to a great number of local rivers, streams and creeks. The word comes from the Middle Dutch kille , meaning "... "

"WHAT GOES UP" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: "Isaac Newton was right, “What goes up, must come down.” And we have certainly witnessed that here on the Hudson."

"TRAINS, PLANE & AUTO" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: "Per Wikipedia, New York City has, by far, the highest rate of public transportation use of any American city, with 54.2% of workers commuting to work by this means in 2006."

"ALBANY YACHT CLUB" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: "We have moved up to Albany, the capital of the state of New York. We love our space on the dock, on one side, trees and birds, and the other a great view of Albany across the Hudson."

"KINGSTON" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: "Our second stopover on the Hudson was in Kingston, NY, mid-way point on the Hudson between Manhattan and Albany, and New York State’s first capital."

"HUDSON RIVER LIGHTHOUSES"
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Excerpt: " Lighthouses are mystical, magical, and many of those on the Hudson River are just that – houses with lights! At one time there were thirteen lighthouses on the Hudson River, but only eight rema... "

"WEST POINT" View and comment on the post.

Excerpt: "In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed the act that created the military academy at West Point. The first class had two students. For ..."

"TARRYTOWN" View and comment on the post.

"We finally stopped for the day in Tarrytown at a small marina just passed the Tappan Zee Bridge. Tarrytown was described in 1820 by the writer Washington Irving in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."