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Hop-O-Nose Marina
28 July 2020 | Catskill NY
Mike
July 28, 2020 Tuesday
After pulling anchor we headed north into a cloudy day that promised to have a little less killer heat than the last several days. The scenery continued to be grand and you could see why the famous Hudson School of Art was so inspired to paint landscapes. The few structures on the river banks ranged from huge mansions spaced about a quarter mile apart to little river fishing camps and the occasional rock quarry and factory.
We were against the current of a knot or two most of the morning and afternoon until we turned into the Catskill River to wind our way up to the Hop-O-Nose marina. After securing the lines and getting the air conditioning running as it was hot again being off the big river, we went to visit the swimming pool. Lounging in the swimming pool made us wonder why we didn’t do this more often as we soaked away the heat from our bodies.
After our time in the pool we took a stroll into the town of Catskill to check out the old buildings and get an ice cream cone. The historic section of town has a lot of character with many brick buildings topped by ornate metal eaves. Numerous storefronts are vacant not likely helped by construction of the Walmart a mile away. I believe we will see a lot more vacant storefronts as we travel the Erie Canal through areas where industry long moved away and tourism hasn’t required all the remaining real-estate.
While Sharon cooked dinner I disconnected the electrical cables that run to the mast in preparation for taking the mast down on Thursday. Tomorrow we take the sails and boom off and Thursday we take down the mast. (I checked out the antique crane they use to take the mast down and it did not instill confidence so fingers crossed)