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We're arriving (via Dusseldorf) the morning of 1July, and so far are playing that week "by ear"....have to be back in Dusseldorf in time to leave 13:50 on12/7....let us know what works best for you.

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As my board name suggests, I'm an ocean kayaker; so we'll probably need to rent a double to keep Doug afloat...

Well, I have Kleppers - so we are talking aircraft carrier class here. A 1-seater, a 2-seater and a 3-seater, so we should be OK

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I'll be looking forward to that adventure! ..if you're in the States, it's a great way to see New York too!

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Hmm... Still think the Hudson Corridor at 500 feet in a small plane is the best way, but don't know if that's still possible post 9/11...

It was still open nine months ago. The last news I heard was that some senator was trying to collect security brownie points by clamoring for its closure.

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last news[/url] I heard was that some senator was trying to collect security brownie points by clamoring for its closure.

Hmmpf. And I'm still kicking myself for not taking Ken Thompson up on his offer to fly the corridor with me something like 10 years ago... Fortunately not in a MiG-29 . At the time I was still a bit too green to do it on my own.

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Do you know what an Easy Rider take-apart is?

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sure to gather a crowd when you remove it from the van and start assembling it!

I'll bet

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Although as I recall the weight of a Klepper isn't negligible....

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An amsterdam paddle would be so exciting...hope we can work it out!

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We would have whatever's left of the eleventh too; don't have to be back in Dusseldorf 'til noon on the 12th.

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Watching the NYC fireworks on the 4th is a world-class treat!

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Hmmpf. And I'm still kicking myself for not taking Ken Thompson up on his offer to fly the corridor with me something like 10 years ago... Fortunately not in a MiG-29 . At the time I was still a bit too green to do it on my own.

Err, isn't the bird in the picture (still far too fast for sightseeing - how about a blimp?) a Check L-39 Albatross? But I say (never having flown in anything but airliners): if you want to have your entrails squashed, inner ear terminally confused and generally be half-killed, do it in Su-27; what is use of all that if you cannot boast having performed a Cobra maneuvre?

But, do tell about your encouters with Thompson; I am sure there are some good stories there!

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Err, isn't the bird in the picture (still far too fast for sightseeing - how about a blimp?) a Check L-39 Albatross?

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But, do tell about your encouters with Thompson; I am sure there are some good stories there!

Ummh... Innocents need to be protected. But the offer to do the Hudson corridor was made the time Linus and I visited the labs (first visit for Linus), and he and Ken got into a debate about how to do a MIDI driver properly...