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Well, so much for the bright idea of utilizing local waterways to break through the Inaugural gridlock on Tuesday. According to WTOP, 40 Coast Guard vessels will be stationed south of the Wilson Bridge, in part to patrol the waters for intrepid paddlers who thought that they could beat the congestion by kayaking to the ceremony. There is a water taxi which you can take from Alexandria to Maine Avenue (tickets can be had here), but it is rather pricey. One also wonders: 40 vessels? Is there really that large of a contingency itching to kayak down the Potomac in sub-freezing temperatures?
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Moi!? In the water!? The Potomac River!?In this kind of weather!? Me, thinks not!
A couple more days of sub-freezing weather, we can all walk across the river.
I'm glad to hear that our nation's security is apparently so fragile a to be imperiled by homeless on the street and kayakers on the river during inauguration.
I think motorboats would be a bigger worry. There's tons of personal boats that are docked along the Potomac. With gas prices down, it's once again worth taking one out for the day.
I don't know where the Coast Guard thinks they are, but the Potomac River has 'bergs in it. You'd need an icebreaker to get across.
Dammit, there goes my way of getting there. Seriously, I was gonna pop on my wetsuit, kayak down there in my playboat and leave my boat tied to a cherry blossom tree.
the funny thing is that i commented about just this thing on (i think it was) the city paper's website, kind of as a joke. guess you can't joke about anything in this town anymore...