The Big Row

Mr. Frei is planning a very long row this summer….in this 16 foot boat…and for a very good cause! I’m planning to row my Adirondack Guide Boat from Troy, New York, to Baltimore. Why? Don’t ask. Not now. It’s a longer story than it is a row. You’ll read about it in the Journal…. If ‘ole Mr. Frei completes what some have termed this “nonsensical adventure,” he’ll have rowed about 450 miles.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

August 8th - Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park

I am sorry to be filing so late (Brian), but we have just gotten to the hotel after driving about 400 miles, meeting up with Al, having dinner and going through a maze to find this hotel near the Newark Airport.

Al had his best day yet (40 miles in 7 1/2 hours), and said he was quite thrilled going through New York Harbor. Only near miss was a water taxi. I was hoping that he could update the blog tonight, but he is whipped. This will be the first night that he has slept in a bed for a while.

Going under the Tappan Zee Bridge was the only really difficult part of the row today. The currents are definitely stronger under a bridge.

He will launch at 7:30 tomorrow and hopes to reach Sandy Point, NJ.

More news tomorrow!

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