tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post111280108802219187..comments2024-01-18T05:18:48.819-05:00Comments on Wombat's World <small>(a blog for writer K. A. Laity)</small>: Beantown RendezvousK. A. Laityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05983280397279864583noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-1112975057903757632005-04-08T11:44:00.000-04:002005-04-08T11:44:00.000-04:00Robert said: Actually I believe your brother lives...Robert said: <B>Actually I believe your brother lives on the banks of the Rondout Creek, not the Hudson.</B><BR/><BR/>And here I always considered Robert to be a Hudson Brother!Gene Kannenberg, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04557131306122319206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-1112968461813359112005-04-08T09:54:00.000-04:002005-04-08T09:54:00.000-04:00The Half Moon was a ship commissioned by the Dutch...The Half Moon was a ship commissioned by the Dutch East India Company on March 25, 1609 for Henry Hudson to explore a new way to the orient, with a displacement of 112 tons,storage capacity of 80 tons, a crew of 20, an 8.5 ft. draft, a height of 78 ft., and length of deck: 85 feet. The rigging consisted of square and lateen sails, with a sail area of 2,757 square feet. I believe there were four anchors. It was in the yacht class, not to be confused with oysters on the half shell.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627071801329802474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-1112928720553532412005-04-07T22:52:00.000-04:002005-04-07T22:52:00.000-04:00Hey QOE and J10X --Right back atcha -- not just be...Hey QOE and J10X --<BR/><BR/>Right back atcha -- not just because we're in Tejas and need the entertainment! I do so much appreciate your sloggin throug the rain to come visit and share a few drinks and a good bit of chat.<BR/><BR/>Henry Hudson on the Half Moon? Is that a date or a boat?C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-1112928545627636042005-04-07T22:49:00.000-04:002005-04-07T22:49:00.000-04:00Well, jeez, Robert, I forgot it was an estuary of ...Well, jeez, Robert, I forgot it was an estuary of the Hudson and not the Hudson itself. Pardon me while I play my Grahnd Piahno. Still, it's really lovely along there. Well, it was -- I can't imagine what it looks like after the flood. Yeesh. But the koi are still there? I can't believe they hunkered down under the flood waters and stayed.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-1112898202455435682005-04-07T14:23:00.000-04:002005-04-07T14:23:00.000-04:00Actually I believe your brother lives on the banks...Actually I believe your brother lives on the banks of the Rondout Creek, not the Hudson. The Rondout Creek does empty into the Hudson. It is one of the largest and most important estuaries of the Hudson...home to Osprey, Bald Eagles, and a large variety of fish. Henry Hudson stopped there in 1609, on the HalfMoon.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627071801329802474noreply@blogger.com