Moving up the Hudson River once again presented us with logs, lighthouses, and the train.  The water was as calm as we have seen and we enjoyed a pleasant day’s ride.

    

            

Donovan’s Shady Harbor Marina was on the river where we were greeted by several loopers.  Even though we find ourselves with loopers at almost every stop, it is always fun to see another one pull in.

    

We gathered for our daily ritual at the tables Brian (owner) had set up for us.  Herb brought homemade peach cobbler and everyone else brought snacks to share.

            

Brian likes to “cut up”…….

    

Brian also owns The Boathouse Restaurant next door, where he treated the loopers to “baby beers”…….(not really beer at all)….

    

    

While in New Baltimore we borrowed the courtesy car for a trip to Walmart and the Post Office to mail a package to the grand-kids.  This package was “pirate themed”.  We also toured the town, which didn’t take long!

    

We hung out with old looper friends and met new ones while waiting on the weather to clear enough for us all to continue our travel north to the next stop – The Erie Canal.

        

    

Being “weathered in”, we found new ways to entertain ourselves.  Tim added “T-Rex” and Santa was happy to have a friend for a few days.

        

Another meal at The Boathouse…..

    

Brian cutting up again…….another selfie for our collection……

    

    

Bru and Sandy invited us to join them on “Coconuts” for gumbo and after the lengthy lay-over at Shady Harbor, we began preparation for an early morning departure.