Release Date 10/10/2006

Released this bottle in the Hudson River just off of Jersey City at 18:50. That is the large Colgate clock in the background.

I took some people to dinner for a prize they won in the a silent auction we did for the Gowanus Dredgers fundraiser a few weeks ago. We were on our way to dinner.

It was a really nice night. We saw the sun set, and the moon rise. The moon was really red and beautiful. The full moon a few days ago was the Harvest Moon.

The restaurant in the lightship was closed, so we had to go to the fancy place next door. I was surprised they let us in there wearing shorts and wet shoes, but they did.

Truth: There is a reason you see some fish (like the sea robin) on a menu.

Release Date 10/4/2006

Released this message in front of the George Washington Bridge around 14:00 on an increassing ebb tide. If you look carerfully you can see the bottle in the air just in front of the bridge support.

I paddled up to a park in the Palisades with some friends to have a bbq lunch. It was another really nice day. I saw a few Monarchs, but nothing like the day before out on the ocean.

Truth: A public rally can be very moving.

Release Date 10/3/2006

I released the message while kayak fishing off of breezy point in the Rockaways. It was a beautiful day. Very little wind, sunny, and quite warm for October. We paddled out from Plum beach on the ebb and did some fishing.

The fishing wasn't good, and we probably should have gone surfing instead. I caught the funky looking sea robin, and my friend caught one small stripped bass.

The monarch butterflies were migrating and it was really cool to see them all on their way. As it happens there was an article in the NY Times about it that same day. It takes 3 generations for the complete trip from Mexico, to North America, and back to Mexico. These guys were on their way to Mexico, where they would lay eggs and die.

Release Date 9/25/2006

Released this message while diving off of New Port Richey Fla on 9/25/2006. We were on the wreck of the Thompson 30 miles out from New Port Richey.

We were spearfishing. It was a great day. Viz was about 35ft. Water temp in the 80's. Even at that distance from shore the waves were less than 2 ft. I did some freediving, then 3 scuba dives. Best was the first few free dives looking for the wreck going straight down into a school of large barracuda and seeing the wreck materialize at 65ft.

We got one grouper, which we enjoyed baked in a tomato pesto sauce for dinner.

Truth: Not knowing when you are going to die makes planning difficult.

Release Date 9/18/2006

Released this bottle in the Hudson River off of Chelsea around 11:00. I was taking some French photojournalists around so they could take pictures of the city. We went up the Manhattan shore, then crossed to Hoboken.

I tried to take them to interesting places, but I think it annoyed the photographer when I suggested shots. I did get him to go under the Chelsea Pier to get a dark to light shot that might be kind of cool.

Truth: Sacrasm can be funny but also hurtful.

Release Date 9/17/2006

Released this message on my way to do a swim support for the CIBBOWS group. A large group of 16 paddled down from Manhattan to help with a swim race across the Narrows.

I released the bottle just before 11:00 right in the middle of the channel on a pretty good ebb tide.

It was yet another really beautiful day perfect for a paddle down from the city. We left 56th St at 08:15, but had to make a few stops to pick-up other kayakers.

The race was a lot of fun, and we were treated to cookout afterward. We started back around 15:30 and reached 56th St around 18:30.

Truth: The Snooze alarm is a dangerous thing.

Release Date 9/16/2006

Released this message in the Hudson River on 9/16 around 11:00.

That is the Empire State Building in the background.

I was doing a class for the New York Kayak Company.

Truth: Too much rain can be depressing.