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Day 208

7/1/2010

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Daily stats
Start: 9:00 AM - Pittsford, NY (one mile east of Monday’s take out to use dock)
Finish: 5:30 PM - Clarkson, NY (between Brockport and Holley)
Time: 8:30
Daily dist: 27 miles
Total dist: 4000+
Companions: None
Weather: Clear, high mid 70‘s, a bit windy NNW 10+
Notes: Cathy dropped me off at a park with a nice floating dock about a mile east of where we took out the other day. The overlap was worth it for the dock.
It was another beautiful and strangely quiet day on the canal. In over eight hours of paddling I didn’t see one motor boat heading west, a bunch heading east, but none to the west.  Perhaps with the west winds blowing people decided it wasn't worth moving today.   
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Cathy found a nice dock to drop me off at today.
After getting dropped off by Cathy (who graciously let me borrow her car the last two days) I turned my boat into the canal and into what turned out to be a persistent head wind all day long. Even though the canal was mostly straight all day, it still gave me enough places to hid from the wind and I made pretty good time all day. Just the same, by 5:30 I was plenty ready to end the day and was very happy to make it to the state boat ramp I had seen on the maps. After landing a quick look around revealed yet another great place to camp. At the boat ramp where I landed was a father and his two kids. When they discovered what I was up to they could hardly contain their excitement. Of course I asked them to sign my boat and we posed for a couple quick pictures.

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Dylan and Marina took a break from fishing to pose for a picture with their dad.
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I didn't even have to get out of the boat to pick raspberries today, they were growing thick right to the waters edge.
4 Comments
Lyn Stachovak
7/1/2010 10:45:41 pm

Go west young man, go west! Keep having fun and meeting people too. Hope you find a great place to watch some fireworks this weekend. Fireworks over water is perfect... Only saw that once - in Manitowoc at Aaron's (Lake Michigan) and I never forgot it. One of these years we're going to have to do that again.

No big plans for the 4th here. Maybe a fire in the illegal firepit in the back yard, but that's about it. Love you and stay safe.

Mom

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dave hooper
7/1/2010 11:59:18 pm

Jake,
I contacted my brother. He's going to meet up with you when you hit the Buffalo area and introduce you to Buffalo Wings. I asked him to see if he can find the maps you need of Western Lake Erie. They should be available in the marine shops there.
Max says hello. He enjoyed your slideshow at 5 Rivers and was thrilled to sign the Ikkuma.

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Marinna
7/2/2010 12:49:52 am

Thats so cool im on your blog! That is so facinating how i could see something like this and it probably wont happen in my life time!
Thanks!!!

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Larry
7/2/2010 04:17:40 am

What? No pictures of my hometown (Brockport)??? I'm shocked! :)

Glad you made it through Rochester with such a good visit and rest stop. Hope you enjoy the straight shot to Buffalo and get a side trip (NOT in a kayak) to Niagara Falls.

The wings in Buffalo will spoil you, you won't want them anywhere else afterward. Also try a beef on weck, a Buffalo sandwich.

I'm sure AA is missing you too.

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