Southbound on the Hudson River
The homeward journey continues through more incredibly beautiful areas. We were all ridiculously excited to complete our FINAL lock of this adventure, although Lisa (my counterpart on Midnight Star) and I have become quite accomplished with our line handling skills. (It is duly noted that Lisa is much more skillful than me on all other aspects of boating - you go, girl!!!). I am absolutely okay with my non-navigational/non-operational role, and I generally follow orders well (as long as they're boating-related) to help when needed. I believe Mark and I have developed a pretty workable arrangement...... The latest leg of our adventure is renown for its low, fixed bridges, which therefore limits the size vessels that can even take this part of the journey. Oceanus generally requires an "air draft" of 19.5 feet; as most fixed bridges (ones that don't lift or rotate) are usually designed to have at least 25 feet of clearance, it's not often an issue for ...