We are following the wisdom of Ilan Shamir’s Advice from a River, “Go with the flow. Slow down and meander. Go around the obstacles. Stay current. And, the beauty is in the journey.” We pulled into Norrie Point Marina ($1.00per foot) on the Hudson River on 7/25 only intending to stay a few nights, but got lost in the beauty of this place and will stay a week.
There is so much to do. We have a spectacular view of the river and the towering Mount Alphonsus Retreat Center across the river. There are walking and bike trails throughout the park and the Old Post Road leading to the tiny hamlet of Staatsburg is also bike-friendly. A bike system is being developed to link NYC 150 miles north all the way to Albany.
Atlantic Kayak Tours offers kayak instruction ($50) on the river and I joined them for a 3 hour paddle down the river against the current and into the wind, and back up again with the current and wind—guess which way I liked. It was fun and exhilarating especially when we stood up and straddled 2 kayaks to develop balance while singing “Row, row, row your boat…..”
Speaking of boats, we took our dinghy out on the river to explore new places and it was robbed by pirates. No kidding……stay tuned for more on this.
We have enjoyed catching up with Poughkeepsie friends from 35 years ago, Lillian and Jeff as well as Kingston friends, Deb and Dan, whom we met in the Bahamas. We had a fantastic meal at Portofino Ristorante in Staatsburg celebrating our reunion.
There is so much to do. We have a spectacular view of the river and the towering Mount Alphonsus Retreat Center across the river. There are walking and bike trails throughout the park and the Old Post Road leading to the tiny hamlet of Staatsburg is also bike-friendly. A bike system is being developed to link NYC 150 miles north all the way to Albany.
Atlantic Kayak Tours offers kayak instruction ($50) on the river and I joined them for a 3 hour paddle down the river against the current and into the wind, and back up again with the current and wind—guess which way I liked. It was fun and exhilarating especially when we stood up and straddled 2 kayaks to develop balance while singing “Row, row, row your boat…..”
Speaking of boats, we took our dinghy out on the river to explore new places and it was robbed by pirates. No kidding……stay tuned for more on this.
We have enjoyed catching up with Poughkeepsie friends from 35 years ago, Lillian and Jeff as well as Kingston friends, Deb and Dan, whom we met in the Bahamas. We had a fantastic meal at Portofino Ristorante in Staatsburg celebrating our reunion.
