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Log 10.25.96 - Milepost 72,104
Plattekill, New York We visited Jeff Blumenfeld in Darien,
Connecticut, and then joined rush hour traffic into the
Hudson Valley. We're currently enjoying a beautiful retreat
in the trees near Newburgh, New York, a few miles up the
Hudson from West Point.
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Log 10.26.96 - Milepost 72,115
Plattekill, New York We spent a good part of yesterday
on a search for a cellular telephone signal in the forests
near Newburgh, NY. We were finally able to make a connection
at the top of a hill. When we began our travels nearly three
years ago, cell signals were often elusive or nonexistent
outside major metropolitan areas, and we had to use our
back-up system, an acoustic coupler connected to a pay phone.
Things have improved, but we've learned that life on the
road means never taking anything for granted!
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Log 10.27.96 - Milepost 72,185
Pleasantville, New York We're using Pleasantville as
a base while we prepare for the Phoenix One to TAKE MANHATTAN!
Today we're heading for Battery Park and Times Square, where
we'll film a segment for First-TV, a new all-video Web site.
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Log 10.28.96 - Milepost 72,276
Pleasantville, New York We spent most of yesterday in
Manhattan, where beautiful weather made our First-TV shoot
go wonderfully well. The Empire State Building gleamed in
the sun, and we enjoyed a postcard view of the Statue of
Liberty. Today we're heading back into the Big Apple, but
this time we're taking the train!
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Log 10.29.96 - Milepost 72,276
Pleasantville, New York We took the train into Grand
Central Station in Manhattan and visited the offices of
People Magazine in the Time-Life Building. Tomorrow we'll
be taking the Phoenix to the South Bronx, where we'll be
meeting students at St. Augustine's School.
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Log 10.30.96 - Milepost 72,411
The South Bronx, New York Here we are once again at
St. Augustine's School, where we'll be visiting Principal
Kent Horton and his students. Yesterday the Phoenix conquered
over 135 miles of urban Adventureland, and today we'll be
heading to Staten Island by way of Brooklyn. This means
that by tonight, we will have visited every one of New York's
five boroughs.
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Log 10.31.96 - Milepost 72,487
Pleasantville, New York A trip through Brooklyn brought
us to Staten Island yesterday, where we were interviewed
by the Staten Island Advance, and enjoyed dinner
at R.H. Tugs, a restaurant with a spectacular view of the
Kill Van Kull. Today we're enjoying Halloween in Pleasantville
by attending the costume parade at Bedford Road Elementary
School.
