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Daily Log: Wednesday, July 22nd

0700 hours

Starting Position: Docked at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Latitude: 41˚ 42.3' N
Longitude: 073˚ 56.5' W
Port Watch Leader: David.

Day Six of the Half Moon's voyage from East Hartford, CT to Hudson, NY.

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Mouse over for the morning jog.
Canadian Geese afoot in Waryas Park.

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Crew members dig into breakfast around the main cargo hatch.

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Mouse over to fire a parting salute to Poughkeepsie!
The Half Moon fires a falconet salute to Poughkeepsie.

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Brian looks amused next to the duty roster, which clearly marks "Brain" as watch leader.

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Starboard Watch Leader: Brain.

Yes, that's right, it's not a typo, the watch leader is Brain. Says so right there on the duty roster, and we all know the duty roster never lies.

We'll just assume it's Brian's brain taking charge as Starboard Watch takes over.

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Mouse over for a closer look.
The crew gazes through the shrouds at Vanderbilt Manor.

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Steve dices onions in the galley.

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Ewout shows Rachel the channel to explore on a river chart.

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Mouse over for the morning jog.
Rachel and Sanne start the Zodiac's outboard.

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Alex and Nick take soundings from the fore channel.

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Storm clouds move in from the western shoreline.

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The crew man their posts during a brief downpour.

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Sanne and Rachel have returned to the ship in the Zodiac.

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Mouse over to pull the fid!
Alex and Nick let fall the anchor.

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Nick looks on happily as Alex and Sanne eat dinner in the galley.

1845 hours

Ending Position: Anchored off of Castleton, NY.
Latitude: 42˚ 15.2'
Longitude: 073˚ 58.0'

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Most of the crew relaxes on the weather deck.

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The hazy horizon of Cementon.

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The setting sun's golden light reflects off the open transom window.

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Captain Reynolds releases a Chinese lantern.

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The crew sings on the weather deck, illuminated only by the anchor light and the stars.

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Next Time: Hudson and the Half Moon,
Together at Last!

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