Day 50: At Croton-On-Hudson

It's June 2 and it's a lovely calm, sunny morning; going to 23 deg, I believe. We are warned to enjoy the last 'cool' day for a while.

Oh no... the onset of summer! How are we going to cope?

I've got a couple of shots from Preston of two of the 'Heritage' liveries applied to MetroNorth Genesis P-42 locomotives. They're probably vinyl wrap graphics, but it's nice to see the railroads acknowledging that element of their ancestry. Still, I'd say that 'Genesis-spotting' at Croton has now reached its limit. I no longer even hear them throttling up as they head up the valley.

The marinara is starting to get busy as bLoopers come and go... no doubt some jockeying for an early position should the short notice of the canal reopening that Preston expects, be received. We heard this morning that they've reopened the Champlain Canal (which runs north from Albany and connects to Lake Champlain and eventually the St Lawrence Seaway near Montreal), so some Canadian bLoopers are on the move too. But we're staying put for the moment.

Preston heads off on Amtrak to clock some train-time, Graeme--who has cancelled his eye appointment in Rochester, since our schedule is uncertain--secures a new one with a specialist in Mt Vernon, NY. This is fantastic news! We drive to the supermarket and purchase the doings for a picnic lunch, which we then take up the Croton Gorge to the New Croton Dam. We were unable to get near the place on Memorial Day weekend but today is no problem. We join several Latino family groups who are cooking and playing games in the park. This must be the worker's day off.

We return to the ship via the supermarket with the doings for Ferg to make an authentic Caesar salad. No American diner or restaurant I've been in has been able to make a REAL Caesar salad--even though they invariably include them on their voluminous menus--so I'll do it myself (although I'll be swapping anchovies for salmon).

Someone came by and invited us along to the E dock at 1800 for docktails. The invitation may have come a little late for us to be able to join them.

It seems the afternoon temperature has reached 27 deg.Baca lagi