If you think Kingston Point Beach is small, visit Saugerties Village Beach on the Esopus Creek. I taught newbie Jess Hastings to scull for the first time in her life (at least I think that’s correct). Say 15 minutes on land to get a feel for the boat and the basic rowing technique sequence and we were in the water in no time. Oh, yeah. Her friend Margo forgot to tell her that you row backwards and it is a leg and abs sport not an upper body sport. But none the less I think she liked it. Within a half hour she was beginning to get the feel of it and began to enjoy the beautiful surroundings that this venue provides. A great place to kayak or learn to row in a sculling boat!

In vain. It was a bit out of our reach if we wanted to get back before the tide made us too tired or the rain got us. Sheila Wise accompanied me today. We did 8 miles round trip. The lighthouse would have added another 3 miles to the trip. Oh well. At least we got out there!

Just check out the flags at the Maritime Museum and you can see that the water is choppy at best. Rowing with me today is Margo from Geezers on the Go (Peripatetic People). She has rowed for several years but the conditions here are far from welcoming. Even as she boards the boat at the City dock the wind is visibly whipping up the water. Nevertheless we did a 5 mile run down to Feeny’s Narrows and back. Worked up an appetite and followed with huevos rancheros at Dolce’s. Can’t beat that!