Change in Tides/Change in Plans

I'm not convinced that the Hudson River has a current. It seems more like it is a giant inlet to the Atlantic and is completely vulnerable to the changing tides. The river actually flows upstream as the tide comes in. As stupid as it sounds, we were paddling downstream and against the current for the better part of yesterday. Right now the tide starts to roll in during the late morning and finally starts to roll back out mid afternoon. This will change as the days pass but for now we are stuck with paddling against the tide during prime paddling time. Today we decided to sleep in and start later in the day so we can paddle going out with the tide and be well rested for tomorrow's plan. We hope to get up very early and catch the better part of the lowering tide and then pull over and take a nap after lunch and continue down the river once the tide is going out again later in the day. This will hopefully allow us to double dip a little on the falling tide and optimize paddle to distance ratio instead of spending our energy fighting against currents.

-Jay