Day 45: At Croton-On-Hudson

It's May 28. Preston headed off very early this morning--Graeme drove him to the station--to catch a train to Harlem from where he can get across to La Guardia and catch a direct flight to Traverse City. We expect him back on Saturday. One critical portion of the Erie Canal is still not open (due to remedial works being conducted, see image below), so we remain here at Croton for the time being.

It started raining around midday--a gentle, silent rain-- and continued into the evening. We had a lazy day. I caught up with some tasks on my laptop and the others went for an exploratory drive around town. In the evening, we attended an 'open-mic' night that Lorraine had found was happening at one of the village's cafes. Interesting. Lorraine tried to get me up and recite a Banjo Patterson poem (I had previously refused to sing a song!), but no-one had sourced the words for me, so I was forced to decline.

We might go for a train ride tomorrow.Les mer