Day 1.097: Hiking

This morning we set out for another adventurous outing - a hike along a trail we had previously caught glimpses of, but never attempted. At the end of it, we reached this nice spot by a river. Temperatures were getting high, E5N1 had a fairly decent accident resulting in an impressive bump on the head, so we rushed back as well as we could to civilisation, by which time we decided he was fine.

Day 1.097(a): Cycling

OK, less hike, more cycle ride (well, the girls cycled, E5N1 was in the backpack and Exile #2 and I walked) - as you can see it wasn't exactly scenic. These highways (largely on over-passes) separate Albany from the Hudson River. Shame really.

Then again. Here is a picture of the same place looking the other direction. Not so bad!

Day 1.097(b): Shining

Scary huh?

Day 1.097(c): Anglicising

This evening, the girls had a pyjama party. While they watched Mary Poppins, the adults were sitting around the table in the kitchen sampling home-brew beer made with Maple sap (surprisingly nice!). Our hosts claimed not to realise that Dick Van Dyke's accent was not perfect cockney, nor had they ever heard of beer-mat flicking, even though, unusually for around here, they had a good collection of beer mats to use.