We took an afternoon sail with Hudson Sailing. We had a great, relaxing time sailing up the Hudson River. The wind was really calm but Dan, the owner and captain, was able to grab what was there and have a good time on the water. ⛵️
We visited the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist Monastery outside of Woodstock, NY today. Unfortunately the buildings were closed due to COVID-19, but we saw the grounds, outside of the Shrine building, and the Eight Stupas.
Sign in a storefront in Woodstock, NY.
I’m eager to read Michael Pollan’s newest book, This Is Your Mind on Plants. We listened to Pollan on Tim Ferriss’ podcast and found it interesting. We got the book at Mirabai in Woodstock, NY.
Blue and yellow sailboats on Rondout Creek connecting to the Hudson River in Kingston, NY.
We had some extra time this morning and saw a trailhead for Overlook Mountain Wild Forest. We stopped and had a nice little hike to start the day.
Great way to spend the afternoon. Sailing on the Hudson River. ⛵️
Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 4, Tuesday
Weather: Perfect.
- Breakfast pastry stop at Saunderskill Farms.
- Rented bikes in New Paltz and ride the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail.
- Lunch at Lola’s in New Paltz.
- Tour of Historic Huguenot Street.
- Ice cream at Sleeping Giant in Kerhonkson.
- Return to Modern Accord Depot to enjoy our final night here.
Jump to day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 of Vermont Road Trip.
Ice cream at Sleeping Giant Ice Cream in Kerhonkson. 🍦
We have had a delightful time staying in the Modern Accord Depot in Accord, NY. Staying in a renovated train station has been a unique and fun experience. A Train Caboose in the yard to play in was incredible. A dance studio to have fun in as well?
Historic Huguenot Street
We took a tour of Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York today. It was an interesting peek into this pocket of Calvanism in New York and the critical role that the founding 12 houses made in the area. We got a tour of a native Wigwam that was common before the Huguenots arrival. Then a recreation of a church. Finally we toured the Jean Hasbrouck house.
Painting on the side of a building in New Palz, New York.
Biking Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
This morning we rented bikes from New Paltz Biking and took a 16.2 miles round-trip ride on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. It was a wonderful ride and the Trellis Bridge 160 feet above the Hudson River provided immense views. We turned around at the Ice Caves that felt like you were standing in front of a giant air conditioner.
Ready to watch Dune, again!
Dune is perhaps my favorite sci-fi world. I read all six of Frank Herbert’s books in one summer and loved them. I saw Lynch’s 1984 version of the movie and watched it at least a dozen times on Laserdisc. I saw the Sci-Fi channel mini-series from 2000. I’m eager to watch the new 2021 movie.
Recent NFT Activity
This block of updates from today’s Modern Finance newsletter on recent activity around NFTs blew me away.
Here are some fun NFT stats from the last few days:
- @artblocks_io has done 5,570E ($13M) in the last 24hrs, up 401%, primarily driven by @tylerxhobbs Fidenza project
- Two CryptoPunk zombies purchased for 700 & 850 ETH ($1.72M & $2.09M). The next available zombie is 1.23KE or $3.71M. There are only 88 zombies in total
- Gary Vee buys rare CryptoPunk Ape for 1,600 ETH ($3,764,576.17 USD), this triggers a CryptoPunk buying frenzy
- I picked up a badass a 1/1 XCOPY (🏆 grail for me)
I continue to see a lot of potential for NFTs, well beyond just the collectible space. However, it seems that the collectibles are a huge deal on their own.
Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 3, Monday
Weather: Perfect.
- Breakfast at Kerhonkson Diner in Kerhonkson.
- Drive to Bethel, about an hour.
- Woodstock Museum and Historical Site at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
- Drive back to Accord, and found a Road Sign Math winner on the way.
- Dinner at The Egg’s Nest in High Falls.
Jump to day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 of Vermont Road Trip.
We are on a road trip and are playing Road Sign Math! Today we found a winner outside of Wurtsboro!
Tyler created a cairn of his own at the site of the Woodstock stage. He even added a little flower to it.`
