[Rhodes22-list] Michael's Boat trip with family part 3

Thu Aug 4 17:17:28 EDT 2005

Michael:
	Have you considered a trip up the Hudson?  How far could you go?
You cannot go on the canals with a sailboat. Or can you?  Can you get around
Cohoes to the Mohawk River?
	Now consider the Bay of Fundy.  You might find out what high and dry
means.
	Borrow Elton's trailer and go to Lake Winnipesaukee, and look for
Moose. 
	Who was that former Rhodie who went thru the Cape Cod Canal with the
8-foot waves?
	Are there any marinas by Shelter Island?  Is there enough draft to
sail around it?
	Newport, sail under those bridges?  Would your boat become
'Bristol'?
	If you went to Martha's Vineyard be careful of bridges, you know
around Chappaquiddick.

Ed K

-----Original Message-----
From: michael meltzer [mailto:michaelmeltzer at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:27 AM
To: ed kroposki; mjm at michaelmeltzer.com; 'The Rhodes 22 mail list'
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Michaels Boat trip with family

it is a boat, damit, I want to go where boats go, been
to mystic a number of times, great place but a little
"played out" for the family. But do keep the ideas
coming. Thier was a show about the best reset stops
across the contry, maybe that is a idea, a tour of the
best resetrooms? -mjm

--- ed kroposki <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

> Michael:
> 
> Have you taken the girls to:
> www.mysticseaport.org/library/collections/ships.cfm
> and: www.visitmysticseaport.com/
> 
> Maybe sail there and dock for the day?  See:
>
www.visitmysticseaport.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=BA0937
> 57-EDFB-693D-75EB1F692792C02E
> 
> Or visit Stan's competition north:
> www.capecodshipbuilding.com/
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of michael meltzer
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:44 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boat trip
> 
> thanks, looking at the thread buy they seem to be
> giving him a hard time, No dingy yet, rather spend
> the
> money on food and things to do, buying a trailer is
> "taxing" this year. :-)
> 
> 
> --- Mary Lou Troy <mltroy at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > Michael,
> > I can't help you on the specifics not knowing the
> > area very well, but some 
> > thoughts from friends of ours who have cruised
> > successfully with small 
> > active kids. Short passages, lots of stops, lots
> of
> > swimming, a few 
> > overnights in marinas with a pool and other
> > amenities (beaches, miniature 
> > golf, etc. - I think you had that in mind with the
> > resort marina concept) 
> > ways to get off the boat (dinghy?) in anchorages.
> > Our friends kids kept 
> > journals and were interested in the natural world
> so
> > field guides and 
> > cameras were in order. Maybe a cheap digital? You
> > know your girls - what 
> > would keep them interested and involved? One other
> > thought - it pays to be 
> > flexible, not too tightly scheduled and to have
> lots
> > of options so there 
> > are choices of things to do in the various ports.
> > 
> > BTW - there is a thread right now on the CSBB on
> > this very topic 
> >
>
http://www.cs-bb.com/forums/CSBB/index.cgi?read=15072
> > - not too much 
> > specific advice yet but something more might
> > develop. The one good point 
> > they made is to check out the land-based travel
> > guides for your possible 
> > ports. You might look for books like "The
> Unofficial
> > Guide to New England 
> > and New York with Kids" by Laurie Bain Wilson or 
> > "Fun Places to Go with 
> > Children in New England: 4th Edition, Over 500
> > Listings" by Diane Bair or 
> > "Fun with the Family in Massachusetts, 4th:
> Hundreds
> > of Ideas for Day Trips 
> > with the Kids" by Marcia Glassman-Jaffe (there is
> > one for Connecticutt 
> > too). I haven't any of these books but it might be
> > worth spending some time 
> > in the travel section of the local library or the
> > Barnes & Noble just to 
> > gather a bunch of ideas. There may be other
> similar
> > titles out there. I 
> > found those with a quick search on Amazon.
> > 
> > Good luck. It's a big project but it sounds like
> it
> > could be a great 
> > opportunity for some family fun.
> > 
> > Mary Lou
> > 
> > At 06:45 PM 8/3/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> > >looks like I am taking vaction from 8/20 thought
> > 9/5,
> > >17 days total, now the delema, where to take the
> > boat
> > >:-)
> > >
> > >0)home
> > >1)over night at the thimble islands
> > >2)couple days in the montauk area
> > >3)couple days in the newport area
> > >4) a few days in Martha vinard
> > >5) blockis land(maybe)
> > >6)over night at the thimble islands
> > >7)home
> > >
> > >Now the question, now we are talking a wife and 3
> > kids
> > >on a small boat, I can only cliam to leave them
> on
> > >plum island so many times :-) before the complete
> > >breakdown takes place :-) so I need any advice on
> > >marinas and or places to go where the boat/wife
> and
> > >kids will be happy? good fun ports? shoping for
> the
> > >wife? marinas like a restorts? fun parks? better
> > >places than I picked above? I take any advice(I
> > know,
> > >"do not do it" and "leave them home" not allowed
> > :-),
> > >I fishing for ideas and the guild books are so
> > helpful -mjm
> > >
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