As previously mentioned here, Brigid's niece June and husband Andrew were with us for a few days - December 30th to January 2nd.
They'd had to travel from London to Philadelphia and then take Amtrak to Croton, because the winter storm made a mess of travelling by air. Their London to Newark flight on the 28th was cancelled and they couldn't have gotten a flight to NY until after the 1st of the year.
So, after a very long day, they made it to our house on Thursday, the 30th.
Ha!
The next day we took a ride up to Newburgh - to walk the "Walkway Over the Hudson".
With a couple of scenic stops on the way.
The viewing spot across from Bear Mountain (on 202)that looks south down the Hudson. There were a few people observing bald eagles across the river on the area called Iona Island.
June has a really cool Sony camera, that can stitch together multiple photos to make a spectacular panorama
I explain things to Andrew, while wearing one of my less-then-chic hats.Scary...
Brigid took this picture, from Garrison Landing looking across the river to West Point.
We finally got to our destination around 3 o'clock - the Walkway Over the Hudson, which is actually a State Park. It is the old previously-abandoned-for-many-years Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge. Brigid and I had never been up to it, so it was a good destination.
The bridge was dramatically repaired and modified over a period of years, and only recently opened as a broad pedestrian bridge. Right across the Hudson. Pretty cool I thought.
A few shots, mostly by Brigid, as we walked all the way across, and then back.
Looking south, that's the Newburgh Bridge
Walking west over the bridge
And looking north
Dueling cameras
I actually learned a fair bit on our little walk. Who knew that Poughkeepsie had several highly regarded breweries in the late 19th century? Or there was such a thing as the Poughkeepsie Whaling Company?
Last shot of the Newburgh Bridge and we head back
We stopped for dinner at The Stadium in Garrison. Then it was a relatively early bed even though it was New Year's Eve.
June and Andrew went into Manhattan on New Year's Day - and did a lot more walking. We took them to JFK airport the next day, as they headed out for their long trip going west, back to Australia.
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