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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday evening at Lock 30
Al spent the night of the 24th at Lock 30, near Macedon, NY. It was a 30-mile day. Apparently, he tried to stay in Fairport, NY (the jewel of the Erie Canal), but they wouldn't let him sleep there, so he continued on to the lock, so that he would be ready to go through it Wednesday morning.
We haven't heard from him today, and think it is due to a bad cell phone signal. Hopefully, there will be more news tomorrow!
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So, maybe if he's lucky, Albert will be spending tonight in lovely Clyde, NY, population about 2200, which is good, because only maybe two of them will be cops who might wake him up as he sleeps in the public parks. Ahh .... Clyde .... named after the river in Scotland, it was once a major manufacturer of peppermint oil. And interestingly, German POWs were held in Clyde during World War Two. But I'll bet they never saw an Aryan like Albert, bulked on YooHoo and Chinese takeout. Lookout Clyde! I note with interest that Clyde has a restaurant called "Aunt Ju Jus Chew Chew" and I just hope Albert takes the time to check it out and report back on what that's all about. And my advice is, stay in Clyde. After that is the Montezuma National Wildlife refuge, and the town of Montezuma, which could be a kind of revenge for pushing too far. The only restaurant in town: The Clifford House, and Albert, unless you've been sneaking in a shower here and there, they're not likely to serve you.
I'm a 70-year-old retired English teacher who lives in Baltimore from November-March and, ideally, at Lake George from April-October in a camp that's been in our family since the 30's. When I turned 55 my mom gave me an Adirondack Guideboat, and I finished that summer rowing it from Troy, NY to Baltimore (452 miles, 17 days). That experience whetted my appetite (and some confidence) to do more. Since then, I've enjoyed adventures such as Lake George to Baie St Paul (the St Lawrence), Lake Huron to Lake George (698 miles!), Kingston, Ontario to Lake George via Ottawa....and others. Last summer I rowed from LG to Keuka Lake and fell in love with Keuka, Hammondsport, and the history of what that wonderful community has done to protect its lake.
What I've learned is that if you can keep yourself in the seat for 9-10 hours and just keep the oars moving, you can cover significant distances with calm and attention to detail. And...if you trust that others have a hospitable inclination or are at least permissive about allowing an old guy to camp out for a night, one can meet some great people along the way....and I sure have!
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So, maybe if he's lucky, Albert will be spending tonight in lovely Clyde, NY, population about 2200, which is good, because only maybe two of them will be cops who might wake him up as he sleeps in the public parks.
Ahh .... Clyde .... named after the river in Scotland, it was once a major manufacturer of peppermint oil.
And interestingly, German POWs were held in Clyde during World War Two. But I'll bet they never saw an Aryan like Albert, bulked on YooHoo and Chinese takeout. Lookout Clyde!
I note with interest that Clyde has a restaurant called "Aunt Ju Jus Chew Chew" and I just hope Albert takes the time to check it out and report back on what that's all about.
And my advice is, stay in Clyde. After that is the Montezuma National Wildlife refuge, and the town of Montezuma, which could be a kind of revenge for pushing too far.
The only restaurant in town: The Clifford House, and Albert, unless you've been sneaking in a shower here and there, they're not likely to serve you.
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