MoS Exploratory River Trip

In pursuit of being on the water more often and supporting the use of its’ convenient and beautiful means of transport. Yes, MoS is all about quality of life and sustainable solutions and the river is a wonderful place for us.

Our friends on the Fireboat went up to Kingston for educational purposes for a week. The public was invited to take the trip up. (fireboat.org — btw they are trying to raise 166,000$)

During the voyage — a very loud one at 11 knots up the Hudson river, we noticed the use of the land along the waterway.

Bruce, a crew member, was very good at the history and significant points on the river.

We looked at boats:
We talked about future food barges delivering fresh organic locally grown food to farmers markets or straight off the barge to low income areas. Then selling the remaining to restaurants (it was reverse but this idea came from a model in DC where an old school bus sells farm veggies at a low prices to food deserts and then sells the remaining to restaurants. The food is that high quality that the leftovers are for restaurants. Luv it– flip flop everything. We are in a backwards world — we work harder than necessary for everything.

Abundance is free. Clean water, air and soil are free unless we pollute it all — like we are — then we will have to pay for it — like we are. So abundance is not free and those without money become very sick and someone else has pay for their health care. Problems at every turn — it is not a simple solution but the root is healthy water, air and soil.

Back to the trip.

We noticed giant silver fish floating dead not on it’s side, top fin sticking out if water? Was it dead?

We noticed perfect terrains and inlets that would be great village spaces. People could do errands and visit each other by boat. Non gas motors boats and kayaks.

We past the nuclear plant as we were in awe if the other side of the rivers untouched forests. Huntley asked anyone if they had a Geiger counter with them.

We noticed new developments and condo communities that were separate and not woven into the existing communities. Plopped down with limited integration to whole systems living. Designing for part of a person.

We noticed enclaves of settlement that were still relatively disconnected from urban influences.

We noticed great hiking opportunities near train stops. (Cold Spring)

We were very cold and ducked into the only warm space. Then we got yelled at for being in there. Oops. Someone offered an extra hoody which did the trick. The LL Bean jacket looks warm but wind flies through. Shop at Patagonia not LL Bean. Huge difference in sustainability first off and quality of products and design. There is a book about the sustainability practices at Patagonia by Thr founder, a rock climber from Canada. I read it 2004. Awesome place. Work there.

Near West Point we noticed some great boats that would be perfect for the MoS Love Barge Friday/Sat trips up river (half day Fridays and disembark from the city to fun river villages or islands. Email MoS to book a trip! )

We talked about the river pick up of compost and bokashi compost– a ferry delivery pick up service.

We saw the Bounty tall ship and another square rig so fireboat gave them a water show with rainbows ofcourse!

The deck hand was trying to combine to big lines together — so thick that it was not working easily.

We talked about the Mud Balls being thrown on Governors island
And maybe teaching mud balls on the fireboat.

We talked to an enthusiastic masters student. She found the trip by searching free stuff to do in NYC. Her internship at the Federal Reserve starts on Monday. She has an altruistic vision yet states humbly she has lots to learn though she seemed incredibly knowledgable. She would like to have solutions that would help out big problems like the one in Greece. (not her words just my fragmented memory)

Lots observed.
The boats can use the Activated EM-1 beneficial, naturally occurring and free microbes to clean the rusty boat which would then go into the water bioremediating the pollution coming out of the boat. It is an anti oxidant and should be incorporated into our life uses.

Hopefully more conversations and fun stuff to do concerning MoS river symbiotics and quality of life styles.

We use the water so the water should be able to use us.

At dock pier 66 8:30 am.

Setting off down town first for an errand.

Dropping off chairs at The Lilac. It is an educational vessel docked at pier 25 with the newly designed mini golf and volley ball courts. The previous installation was demolished and the community that built it went ekse where. I preferred it before — grass roots and community built. This is non creative, too clean and boring. However, I am sure this place gets a lot more people not only because it has better bathroom facilities but because more people know about it.