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Success!!!!

On our last day,  we got an early 3:30am start to see Manhattan before the sun hit its concrete jungle and shiny skyscrapers. We then proceeded to paddle the entire length of Manhattan from Yonkers to Battery Park and then south across to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. 315 miles. Just a few hours shy of 11 days. An unofficial world record for the books. And an incredibly emotionally and physically tiring and yet transformative experience for us.   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmaCsKm9FkI
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We are in the news :)

  https://hudsonvalleypost.com/cancer-survivor-diabetic-hope-to-set-hudson-river-record-upstate-new-york-hudson-valley-nyc/
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100 miles to go!!!

We have 103 miles left to the Statue of Liberty on our quest to canoe and camp along the entire Hudson River in 2 weeks. We have paddled past rapids, waterfalls, rocks, dams, locks and tidal waters in 8 and 1/2 days covering 212 miles. Our backs are shot but our spirits high. On we go! Hope you have been following our progress. Peace to all.
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We are at the halfway point!

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Day 0: only a few hours away

  https://youtu.be/UJlP2-G9xTI
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Our YouTube channel

We are beyond excited about our upcoming adventure in a vessel of about 40 lbs in weight and 16ft in length carrying ourselves and our gear for 315 miles down the Hudson River. In the first part, we will encounter strong currents whereas the second half is tidal and we will have to work with the tides. From Lake Tear of the Clouds to Albany the Hudson drops more than 4,000 feet, the second half falls about a foot... We will try to post daily videos from the river on our YouTube channel, SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAjgusBCMtCQelTxWu-SAlQ
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Two men, a canoe and a dream. Lots of dreams.

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Why are we paddling the Hudson? Well...Why not? Because the Hudson Valley is beautiful. Because we want to see if we can actually do it. Because we often hike and this time we want to seek a different physical challenge. Because we want to experience the thrill and trepidation of approaching NYC via water and being engulfed by its overwhelming size and skyline, and by the immensity of the ocean. Because we have two weeks off work and we want to do something unordinary.  Who are we?  Good question. Maybe we'll go to our graves without ever fully knowing the answer. But we know this: sometimes we like to go completely crazy. Bukowski said that people that never go crazy must lead a horrible life! When we get together and decide to take on a challenge, we definitely go a little insane; we push ourselves to the very edge of our physical limits (at times mental too!); we challenge our body and ourselves to hike an extra mile or two or twenty, to paddle a little farther, to bike a l
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