Day 6
Our original schedule had us paddling to Irvington
which is only 14 miles away. Then on day
7, we would paddle 12 more miles to the George Washington Bridge where we would
take out.
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| Paddling in low visibility as we approach the Tappan Zee Bridge |
We are up at 3:30am. In the dark, we launch into fog with only 1
mile of visibility. We reach Irvington
by 9am, and the GW Bridge by noon.
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| Dave snapped this shot of me as we crossed into New York City. Normally, the word "Romany" is clearly visible on the side of my kayak, but my kayak is so weighted with gear that it is sitting in the water up to the yellow tape. |
We
arrive feeling very satisfied. We have completed
one of New York’s great paddles. We all
paddled faster and farther (in one day) than we ever have before. We carried a week’s worth of gear and
provisions and we got to experience wonderful scenery, friendly towns and some
just plain great paddling. Next year, we
start at the Canadian border!
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| The George Washington Bridge - Our finish line. |
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